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William Edward Hartpole Lecky was a British political figure and philosopher, known for his contributions to history and ethics, particularly in the fields of political thought history and moral philosophy. His works are extensive and cover European political thought from ancient Greece to the 19th century.

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“All history shows that, in exact proportion as nations advance in civilisation, the accounts of miracles taking place among them become rarer and rarer, until at last they entirely cease.”

Shows Lasts Nations Atheism Accounts Miracle Positive Atheism Cease Proportion Civilisation

Book:History of the rise and influence of the spirit of rationalism in Europe

Source: History of the rise and influence of the spirit of rationalism in Europe

“When men have appreciated the countless differences which the exercise of that judgment must necessarily produce, when they have estimated the intrinsic fallibility of their reason, and the degree in which it is distorted by the will, when, above all, they have acquired that love of truth which a constant appeal to private judgment at last produces, they will never dream that guilt can be associated with an honest conclusion, or that one class of arguments should be stifled by authority.”

Source: History of the rise and influence of the spirit of rationalism in Europe

“Abortion... was probably regarded by the average Roman of the later days of Paganism much as Englishmen in the last century regarded convivial excesses, as certainly wrong, but so venial as scarcely to deserve censure.”

Lasts Century Deserve Average Feminist Abortion Excess Englishmen Paganism Censure

Book:History of European morals: from Augustus to Charlemagne. II

Source: History of European morals: from Augustus to Charlemagne. II

About the Author

Born: March 26, 1838
Died: October 22, 1903
Known for: Political figure
Quotes: 42

Books & Sources

History of the rise and influence of the spirit of rationalism in EuropeRelated source material

History of European Morals from Augustus to CharlemagneRelated source material

The Map of LifeRelated source material

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