The Four Civilizations of the World: An Historical RetrospectS. Low, Marston, Low & Searle, 1875 - Počet stran: 416 |
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... conditions is impossible . " Like cowards we have shut our eyes to the truth , and revelled in delusions until we can deceive ourselves no longer . The re- constructed States , eager to prosper with the rest , issued bonds which they ...
... conditions is impossible . " Like cowards we have shut our eyes to the truth , and revelled in delusions until we can deceive ourselves no longer . The re- constructed States , eager to prosper with the rest , issued bonds which they ...
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... condition . " There is no instance on record of any tropical country , " says a learned writer , " where wealth ... conditions the people have counted for nothing ; they have had no voice in the management of the State , no control over ...
... condition . " There is no instance on record of any tropical country , " says a learned writer , " where wealth ... conditions the people have counted for nothing ; they have had no voice in the management of the State , no control over ...
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... condition in which fate had placed them , every man being required to follow the pursuit of his father . All knowledge was confined to the Upper Classes ; and severe penalties were in- flicted , as in India , on those of the lower who ...
... condition in which fate had placed them , every man being required to follow the pursuit of his father . All knowledge was confined to the Upper Classes ; and severe penalties were in- flicted , as in India , on those of the lower who ...
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... conditions as regards climate and soil , were found by the astonished Europeans in possession of a civilization little ... condition . " The lower classes in Mexico and Peru , " says Prescott , " could follow no 1 * A MYSTERY AMERICA.
... conditions as regards climate and soil , were found by the astonished Europeans in possession of a civilization little ... condition . " The lower classes in Mexico and Peru , " says Prescott , " could follow no 1 * A MYSTERY AMERICA.
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... condition of Mexico and Peru , just as they attribute the condition of India and Egypt , almost wholly to physical causes . They maintain that the subjection of the lower classes in Mexico and Peru was due to the fact that food was ...
... condition of Mexico and Peru , just as they attribute the condition of India and Egypt , almost wholly to physical causes . They maintain that the subjection of the lower classes in Mexico and Peru was due to the fact that food was ...
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