Edward Gibbon Quote

Europe is secure from any future irruptions of Barbarians; since, before they can conquer, they must cease to be barbarous.


The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (ed. 1833)


Europe is secure from any future irruptions of Barbarians; since, before they can conquer, they must cease to be barbarous.

Europe is secure from any future irruptions of Barbarians; since, before they can conquer, they must cease to be barbarous.

Europe is secure from any future irruptions of Barbarians; since, before they can conquer, they must cease to be barbarous.

Europe is secure from any future irruptions of Barbarians; since, before they can conquer, they must cease to be barbarous.