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American - Historian | April 15, 1814 - May 29, 1877

The ferocious inroads of the Normans scared many weak and timid persons into servitude.

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The gigantic Gaul derided the Roman soldiers as a band of pigmies.

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

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

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

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The sword - the first, for a time the only force: the force of iron.

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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.

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Thus the liberties of Holland and Flanders waxed, daily, stronger.

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

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Wealth brings strength, strength confidence.

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When did one man ever civilize a people?

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

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