“The imprudent Maximus disregarded these salutary considerations: he gratified his resentment and ambition; he saw the bleeding corpse of Valentinian at his feet; and he heard himself saluted Emperor by the unanimous voice of the senate and people. But the day of his inauguration was the last day of his happiness.” PeopleLastsVoiceHistorySawsHeardFeetAmbitionConsiderationSenateResentmentCorpsesEmperorBleedingRoman EmpireLast DayInaugurationDisregarded Book:History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire V3: the History Focus Source: History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire V3: the History Focus
“He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. The fabled birth of Minerva, from the brain of Jove, was hardly more sudden or more perfect than the financial system of the United States, as it burst forth from the conceptions of Alexander Hamilton.” StatesPerfectUnitedBrainUnited StatesFeetRocksBirthResourcesFinancialCreditStreamsTouchedConceptionRevenueCorpsesSprungHamiltonFinancial SystemMinerva Author:Daniel Webster