Edward Gibbon's Quote - Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the wor

Quote by Edward Gibbon

Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the wor

Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule. – Edward Gibbon

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Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book. – Edward Gibbon

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Style is the image of character. – Edward Gibbon

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As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of exalted characters. – Edward Gibbon

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If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an end. – Herbert Hoover

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Criticism in a time of war is essential to the maintenance of any kind of democratic government. – Robert Taft

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