Augustine on luxury

In speaking of the fall of Rome in The City of God, Augustine says,

It was at that time also that the proconsul Cn. Manlius, after subduing the Galatians, introduced into Rome the luxury of Asia, more destructive than all hostile armies. (p 99).

Luxury was more injurious to the virtue of Rome than all hostile armies. Could there be a more apt description of the effects of luxury on our own nation?

The implications for entrepreneurship based on the Gospel are clear: we do not engage in entrepreneurship to multiply the luxuries of the wealthy; rather we plunge into entrepreneurship to manifest the reign of Christ in ventures that creatively address needs, particularly those of the poor.