Century Quote by Elliott Abrams

Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.

— Baron de Montesquieu

“The outcome is to delegitimize and deconstruct the kings in effective ways in order to show that while they occupy the forms of power,…

— Walter Brueggemann

In a democracy, dynasty politics is wrong. We need to free the state and nation from it.

— Narendra Modi

Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.

— Baron de Montesquieu

The monarchy is thousands of years old and has experienced many things like 'The Crown' in the past. They're always changing and evolving; that's…

— Claire Foy

When a government lasts a long while, it deteriorates by insensible degrees. Republics end through luxury, monarchies through poverty.

— Baron de Montesquieu

An aristocracy is the true support of a monarchy.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Monarchy hardens into despotism. Aristocracy contracts into oligarchy. Democracy expands into the supremacy of numbers.

— Lord Acton

Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.

— Edmund Burke

As soon as politicians start climbing up the ladder, they suddenly become kings. I don't know how it works, but what I do know…

— Jose Mujica

Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.

— Anonymous

Democracy may become frenzied, but it has feelings and can be moved. As for aristocracy, it is always cold and never forgives.

— Napoleon Bonaparte