A quotation from Montesquieu

Heaven alone can produce devout people; Princes produce hypocrites.
 
[Le Ciel seul peut faire les dévots; les Princes font les hypocrites.]

Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 630 / 1007 “General Maxims of Politics,” No. 10 (1720-1755) [tr. Clark (2012)]

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