John Lothrop Motley

In the tenth century the old Batavian and later Roman forms have faded away. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

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The crusades made great improvement in the condition of the serfs. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

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The ferocious inroads of the Normans scared many weak and timid persons into servitude. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

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The gigantic Gaul derided the Roman soldiers as a band of pigmies. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

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The history of the Franks becomes, therefore, the history of the Netherlands. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

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The rise of the Dutch Republic must ever be regarded as one of the leading events of modern times. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

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The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

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The sword - the first, for a time the only force: the force of iron. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

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The whole territory of the Netherlands was girt with forests. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

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Thus again the Netherlands, for the first time since the fall of Rome, were united under one crown imperial. They had already been once united, in their slavery to Rome. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

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