Calamity Quote by Edward Gibbon

“Fear has been the original parent of superstition, and every new calamity urges trembling mortals to deprecate the wrath of their invisible enemies.” quote by Edward Gibbon — Download Open image

“Fear has been the original parent of superstition, and every new calamity urges trembling mortals to deprecate the wrath of their invisible enemies.”

Edward Gibbon

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