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The Union Of The Roman Empire Was Dissolved; Its Genius Was Humbled In The Dust; And Armies Of Unknown Barbarians, Issuing From The Frozen Regions Of The North, Had Established Their Victorious Reign Over The Fairest Provinces Of Europe And Africa.

It Is The Common Calamity Of Old Age To Lose Whatever Might Have Rendered It Desirable.

The Indian Who Fells The Tree That He May Gather The Fruit, And The Arab Who Plunders The Caravans Of Commerce Are Actuated By The Same Impulse Of Savage Nature, And Relinquish For Momentary Rapine The Long And Secure Possession Of The Most Important Blessings.

The Fortune Of Nations Has Often Depended On Accidents . . .

In Discussing Barbarism And Christianity I Have Actually Been Discussing The Fall Of Rome.