The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth... by John Lothrop Motley | We Heart Quotes

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

- John Lothrop Motley

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History

History shows how feeble are barriers of paper.

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Woman

A terrible animal, indeed, is an unbridled woman.

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Events

The rise of the Dutch Republic must ever be regarded as one of the leading events of modern times.

- John Lothrop Motley

Country

Thus the whole country was broken into many shreds and patches of sovereignty.

- John Lothrop Motley

History

The history of the Franks becomes, therefore, the history of the Netherlands.

- 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

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