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> [Like other systems in decay, the Roman Empire continued to function for several generations after its vitality was sapped. For nearly a hundred years our Island was one of the scenes of conflict between a dying civilisation and lusty, famishing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/like-other-systems-in-decay-the-roman-empire-continued-to-function/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

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