Shall it be said of us in after years that we studied the history of the rise and fall of empires, republics, revolutions, and Caesar's for naught? Shall men say of us we missed our opportunity?. (Arthur Desmond)

Shall it be said of us in after years that we studied the history of the rise and fall of empires, republics, revolutions, and Caesar's for naught? Shall men say of us we missed our opportunity?.

Arthur Desmond

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