Civilization on TrialThirteen essays and lectures written over a period of years, dealing with many problems. |
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Page 49
... follow the course of the wave of Greek literature as it travels out- wards from Greece . At the outset , near home , the wave is so powerful that it carries along with it the use of the Greek language . When Xanthus the Lydian takes to ...
... follow the course of the wave of Greek literature as it travels out- wards from Greece . At the outset , near home , the wave is so powerful that it carries along with it the use of the Greek language . When Xanthus the Lydian takes to ...
Page 63
... follow their lead of his own will without flinching ; ' for if , ' he adds , ' I quail and rebel , I shall have to follow just the same . ' Let us now plunge into our subject by reminding our- selves of the revolutionary change in the ...
... follow their lead of his own will without flinching ; ' for if , ' he adds , ' I quail and rebel , I shall have to follow just the same . ' Let us now plunge into our subject by reminding our- selves of the revolutionary change in the ...
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... follow their way of life , and in either case the Gentiles learnt to follow it , but on a far larger material scale . The city - states of Greece found themselves dwarfed by the greater powers - the Macedonian , Syrian and Egyptian ...
... follow their way of life , and in either case the Gentiles learnt to follow it , but on a far larger material scale . The city - states of Greece found themselves dwarfed by the greater powers - the Macedonian , Syrian and Egyptian ...
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My View of History | 3 |
The Present Point in History | 16 |
Does History Repeat Itself? | 29 |
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