When once enthusiasm has been turned into ridicule, all is defeated, except wealth and power.[Alternate translation:]When once enthusiasm has been turned into ridicule, everything is undone except money and power.[Quand une fois on a tourné l’enthousiasme en ridicule, on a tout défait, excepté l’argent et le pouvoir.]
Source:(ed. H. W. Derby, 1861) Book IV, Chapter III, Page 59
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