“The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher, as equally false, and by the magistrate, as equally useful.”
Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon: Fanaticism
“Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity. ”
Edward Gibbon.
Edward Gibbon: History
“History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.”
~Edward Gibbon.