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The History of London, by Walter Besant.

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belonging to the Society of Antiquaries. ) When Egbert died the supremacy of Wessex fell with him. Then the Danish troubles fell thick and disastrous upon the country. When Alfred

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

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had let loose on society; but to others of a more judicial cast it will be a matter of regret that reckless self-sufficient enthusiasm is not oftener requited in some such way for

Chapter 29 of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire

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penance of a regular society of monks. A numerous and almost general synod of the bishops of the Eastern empire was summoned to celebrate at the same time the dedication of the ch
Chapter 29 of 'The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire'- Final Division; Theodosius; Arcadius; Honorius; Rufinus; Stilicho; Gildo

Macaulay's Essay, "The Task Of The Modern Historian."

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romance for a society which had, in the interval, undergone a complete change. It was all Greek, and all true! The centuries which separated Plutarch from Thucydides seemed as not
[Historians] have fallen into the error of distorting facts to suit general principles -- a little exaggeration, a little suppression, a judicious use of epithets, ... [anything th

When Should “Atlas Shrug”

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and other innovators in society.   Much like the approach of her countryman Dostoevsky in “The Brothers Karamazov,” “Atlas Shrugged” lays out the author’s philosophical position t

Will Durant: The Age Of Faith. CHAPTER XXXVI. The Adventure of Reason

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and defense. Society and the state exist for the individual, not he for them. Sovereignty comes from God, but is vested in the people. The people, however, are too numerous, scatt

Bushido, the Soul of Japan

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into Polish by the Society of Science and Life in Lemberg,—although this Polish edition has been censured by the Russian Government. It is now being rendered into Norwegian and in

Walking

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rather than a member of society. I wish to make an extreme statement, if so I may make an emphatic one, for there are enough champions of civilization: the minister and the school

Uncle Dale's Old Mormon Articles: Rev. Walter Scott's The Evangelist

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shall give to political society, and to the church, a different, a very different complexion from what many anticipate. The Millennium -- the Millennium described in scripture --

Beginnings of the American People, by Carl Lotus Becker.

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printed by the Hakluyt Society, 2 vols., London, 1896. Chapter VII gives five reasons for Prince Henry's interest in African exploration. In recent years Henry Vignaud has maintai

Chapter 64 of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire

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tribes. In a state of society, in which policy is rude and valour is universal, the ascendant of one man must be founded on his power and resolution to punish his enemies and reco
Chapter 64 of 'The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire'— Conquests of Zingis Khan; the Ottoman Turks

Key Distinctions for Value Theories, and the Importance of Hume

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to persist in rural society but break down in urban, if not liberal, society. The "four studies" mostly involve virtues of conduct, including , "loyalty" or "conscientiousness," w


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