Quote#Politics & Power
The Government of a nation itself is usually found to be but the…
Quote bySamuel Smiles · 1812–1904
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct (1859), Ch. I : Self-Help — National and Individual.
English (original)
The Government of a nation itself is usually found to be but the reflex of the individuals composing it. The Government that is ahead of the people will inevitably be dragged down to their level, as the Government that is behind them will in the long run be dragged up.
— Samuel Smiles
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