The crusades made great improvement in t... by John Lothrop Motley | We Heart Quotes

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The crusades made great improvement in the condition of the serfs.

- John Lothrop Motley

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Old

In the tenth century the old Batavian and later Roman forms have faded away.

- John Lothrop Motley

Lie

A soil, exhausted by the long culture of Pagan empires, was to lie fallow for a still longer period.

- John Lothrop Motley

Civilization Mind

A new civilization was not to be improvised by a single mind.

- John Lothrop Motley

Strength

Wealth brings strength, strength confidence.

- John Lothrop Motley

Career Now

For a century longer, Rome still retains its outward form, but the swarming nations are now in full career.

- John Lothrop Motley

Grave

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

- John Lothrop Motley

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