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- The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.
- Some legislators only wish to vengeance against a particular enemy. Others only look out for themselves. They devote very little time on the consideration of…
- The absence of romance from my history will, I fear, detract somewhat from its interest; but if it be judged useful by those inquirers who…
- It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
- The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products is, commonly, in great measure a gratification of our sense…
- Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
- With reference to the narrative of events, far from permitting myself to derive it from the first source that came to hand, I did not…
- Abstinence from all injustice to other first-rate powers is a greater tower of strength than anything that can be gained by the sacrifice of permanent…
- They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on…
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