“Persuasion is the resource of the feeble; and the feeble can seldom persuade . . .”
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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