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It seems more likely, however, that even had the Spaniards snatched a victory at sea, the final picture of Europe, when peace came, would not have been … quotes/478

To minds formed by A. T. Mahan and the theorists of empires, the issue of 1588 seemed to be the command of the ocean seas and the opportunity to exploit … quotes/474

The Christians, retaining the Judaic belief in a special revelation, added to it the Roman desire for world-wide dominaion and the Greek taste for metaphysical … quotes/104

And why drag this dead weight of Sunday school over the whole Christendom? It is natural and beautiful that childhood should inquire and maturity should … emerson/6

It seems more likely, however, that even had the Spaniards snatched a victory at sea, the final picture of Europe, when peace came, would not have been … quotes/491