“Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies may point. The use of reading is to aid us in thinking.”
Quote by Edward Gibbon
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Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon was an English historian renowned for his magnum opus, 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'. His work has had a profound impact on historical studies. more
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