A new civilization was not to be improvised by a single mind. John Lothrop Motley civilizationimprovisemind Change image and share on social
In the tenth century the old Batavian and later Roman forms have faded away. John Lothrop Motley bataviancenturyfade Change image and share on social
A good lawyer is a bad Christian. John Lothrop Motley badchristiangood Change image and share on social
The gigantic Gaul derided the Roman soldiers as a band of pigmies. John Lothrop Motley bandderidegaul Change image and share on social
A soil, exhausted by the long culture of Pagan empires, was to lie fallow for a still longer period. John Lothrop Motley cultureempireexhaust Change image and share on social
In Gaul were two orders, the nobility and the priesthood, while the people, says Caesar, were all slaves. John Lothrop Motley caesargaulnobility Change image and share on social
For a century longer, Rome still retains its outward form, but the swarming nations are now in full career. John Lothrop Motley careercenturyform Change image and share on social
A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold. John Lothrop Motley developforcegold Change image and share on social
History shows how feeble are barriers of paper. John Lothrop Motley barrierfeeblehistory Change image and share on social
The ferocious inroads of the Normans scared many weak and timid persons into servitude. John Lothrop Motley ferociousinroadnorman Change image and share on social
