For a century longer, Rome still retains its outward form, but the swarming nations are now in full career. – John Lothrop Motley
A soil, exhausted by the long culture of Pagan empires, was to lie fallow for a still longer period. – John Lothrop Motley
The ferocious inroads of the Normans scared many weak and timid persons into servitude. – John Lothrop Motley
The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty. – John Lothrop Motley
The rise of the Dutch Republic must ever be regarded as one of the leading events of modern times. – John Lothrop Motley
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. – John Lothrop Motley
A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold. – John Lothrop Motley
In Gaul were two orders, the nobility and the priesthood, while the people, says Caesar, were all slaves. – John Lothrop Motley
