The history of the Franks becomes, therefore, the history of the Netherlands. — John Lothrop Motley Copy Share Image
A soil, exhausted by the long culture of Pagan empires, was to lie fallow for a still longer period. — John Lothrop Motley Copy Share
Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessities. — John Lothrop Motley Copy Share
In Gaul were two orders, the nobility and the priesthood, while the people, says Caesar, were all slaves. — John Lothrop Motley Copy Share
To the Calvinists, more than to any other class of men, the political liberties of Holland, England, and America are due. — John Lothrop Motley Copy Share
The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty. — John Lothrop Motley Copy Share
The rise of the Dutch Republic must ever be regarded as one of the leading events of modern times. — John Lothrop Motley Copy Share
