The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty. John Lothrop Motley More Quotes by John Lothrop Motley More Quotes From John Lothrop Motley A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold. John Lothrop Motley thirdsforcegold A good lawyer is a bad Christian. John Lothrop Motley good-christianlawyerchristian The history of the Franks becomes, therefore, the history of the Netherlands. John Lothrop Motley netherlands When did one man ever civilize a people? John Lothrop Motley one-manmenpeople History shows how feeble are barriers of paper. John Lothrop Motley barrierspapershows Enthusiasm could not supply the place of experience. John Lothrop Motley enthusiasm A new civilization was not to be improvised by a single mind. John Lothrop Motley mindcivilization A soil, exhausted by the long culture of Pagan empires, was to lie fallow for a still longer period. John Lothrop Motley longculturelying Wealth brings strength, strength confidence. John Lothrop Motley confidence-and-strengthconfidencewealth To the Calvinists, more than to any other class of men, the political liberties of Holland, England, and America are due. John Lothrop Motley england-and-americaclassmen Monuments! what are they? the very pyramids have forgotten their builders, or to whom they were dedicated. Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great. John Lothrop Motley deedspyramidsstones Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessities. John Lothrop Motley luxurygivingfunny Thus the whole country was broken into many shreds and patches of sovereignty. John Lothrop Motley patchesbroken-heartcountry The ferocious inroads of the Normans scared many weak and timid persons into servitude. John Lothrop Motley glitterscaredweak A terrible animal, indeed, is an unbridled woman. John Lothrop Motley unbridled-passionterribleanimal A talent for repartee is one that increases with practice. John Lothrop Motley increasetalentpractice Local self-government…is the life-blood of liberty. John Lothrop Motley governmentselfblood For a century longer, Rome still retains its outward form, but the swarming nations are now in full career. John Lothrop Motley romecenturycareers The crusades made great improvement in the condition of the serfs. John Lothrop Motley crusadesimprovementmade The finger of the atheists' own divinity, Reason, wrote on the wall the appalling judgments that there is no God; that the universe is only matter in spontaneous motion; and, most grievous word of all, that what men call their souls die with the death of the body, as music dies when the strings are broken. John Lothrop Motley wallatheistmen
