History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
Edward GibbonThe ruin of Paganism, in the age of Theodosius, is perhaps the only example of the total extirpation of any ancient and popular superstition; and may therefore deserve to be considered, as a singular event in the history of the human mind.
Edward GibbonThe courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.
Edward Gibbon