Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c5.s1.63

c5.s1.63

‘In order to hold a land, one needs troops and men ;
In order to keep troops, one must divide out property ;
In order to have property, one needs a rich people ;
Only laws create the riches of a people :
If one of these be lacking, all four are lacking ;
When all four are lacking, the dominion goes to pieces.’