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Four years after the death of Justinian, A.D. 569, was born at Mecca,…
Quote byJohn William Draper · 1811–1882
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe (1863), Chapter XI, p. 244..
English (original)
Four years after the death of Justinian, A.D. 569, was born at Mecca, in Arabia, the man who, of all others, has exercised the greatest influence upon the human race—Mohammed… To be the religious head of many empires, to guide the daily life of one third of the human race, may perhaps justify the title of a messenger of God.
— John William Draper
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