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There have certainly been many periods in history when virtue was…
Quote byWilliam Edward Hartpole Lecky · 1838–1903
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne (1869), Chapter 5 (3rd edition p. 303).
English (original)
There have certainly been many periods in history when virtue was more rare than under the Caesars; but there has probably never been a period when vice was more extravagant or uncontrolled.
— William Edward Hartpole Lecky
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