The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event. (Edward Gibbon)

The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event.

Edward Gibbon

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