The whole territory of the Netherlands w... by John Lothrop Motley | We Heart Quotes

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The whole territory of the Netherlands was girt with forests.

- John Lothrop Motley

Other quotes by John Lothrop Motley

Events

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

- John Lothrop Motley

People

With the Germans, the sovereignty resided in the great assembly of the people.

- John Lothrop Motley

Country

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

- John Lothrop Motley

Old

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

- John Lothrop Motley

Woman

A terrible animal, indeed, is an unbridled woman.

- John Lothrop Motley

Power

A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold.

- John Lothrop Motley

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