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John Lothrop Motley

"The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty."

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"At all times an empire is more important than emperor and empress, prince and princess."

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"It is up to you civilians to give a hand to show that we intend to take our responsibilities to maintain the integrity of our Empire, by giving the world proof that we have not all sold out to the Jew or Plutocrat."

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"Daughter," said the Hermit, "I have now lived a hundred and nine winters in this world and have never met any such thing as Luck."

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"The day of small nations has long passed away. The day of Empires has come."

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"The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty."

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"Thus again the Netherlands, for the first time since the fall of Rome, were united under one crown imperial. They had already been once united, in their slavery to Rome."
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"When did one man ever civilize a people?"
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"Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries."
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"History shows how feeble are barriers of paper."
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"A terrible animal, indeed, is an unbridled woman."
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"A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold."
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"The history of the Franks becomes, therefore, the history of the Netherlands."
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"In Gaul were two orders, the nobility and the priesthood, while the people, says Caesar, were all slaves."
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"A good lawyer is a bad Christian."
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