The majority of nations, as well as of men, are tractable only in their youth; they become incorrigible as they grow old.[La plupart des peuples, ainsi que des hommes, ne sont dociles que dans leur jeunesse; ils deviennent incorrigibles en vieillissant.]
Source:(Wordsworth Editions Ltd., ed. 1998), Book II, Chapter 8. The People, Page 44
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