Thomas H. Greco, Jr — The decay of western civilization

It's impossible to hold back the march of time and the working out of the historical dialectic, the moments of which culminate in excess and reaction to it.

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The decay of western civilization
Thomas H. Greco, Jr.

Edward Gibbon on public virtue and the collapse of the Roman Empire

Gibbon quote from The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Incidentally,  historically, the Roman Empire includes the Byzantine Empire although most people in the West don't realize this.

Gedanken our Geschichte (Thoughts on History)
Edward Gibbon on public virtue and the collapse of the Roman Empire