As soon as anyone says of the affairs of the state, ‘Of what importance are they to me?’ we must consider that the state is lost.[Sitôt que quelqu’un dit des affaires de l’Etat: que m’importe? on doit compter que l’État est perdu.]

Source:(Wordsworth Editions Ltd., ed. 1998), Book III, Chapter 15. Deputies or Representatives, Page 96
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