The Decline and Fall of America?

dia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Gibbon_by_Henry_Walton_cleaned.jpg Search Results The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Wikipedia ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_th... Wikipedia The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a book of history written by the English historian Edward Gibbon, which traces the trajectory of ... ‎Thesis · ‎Style · ‎Criticism · ‎Gibbon's reflections You visited this page on 10/8/16. Edward Gibbon (1737–1794). The Decline and Fall of America? If they decided to gave a blue ribbon for the eminent writing of History a major recipient would certainly be Gibbon for his work written in the 18th Century: The Decline and Fall of Ancient Rome-- but its six volumes make too long a poem. So, dear reader to spare you such tedia, I'll just quote two sentences from the Wikipedia: "According to Gibbon, the Roman empire succumbed to barbarian invasions in large part due to the gradual loss of civic virtue among its its citizens. They had become weak, outsourcing their duty to defend their empire to barbarian mercenaries who then became so numerous and ingrained that they were able to take over the Empire." Reading these lines somehow strikes a Bell because they well apply to our own country as well Though more about how we do business today than about our military defenses per se. For what is it that we make here anymore that we buy in a local or department store? More and more what we expect to get is simply ordered or sent over the Internet. And how long can our country be expected to thrive when there is no Detroit label on anything we drive? HzL 10/9/16 Search Results The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/HISTORY-DECLINE.../B00BFFY6T0 Amazon.com, Inc. This edition also includes an illustrated history of BOTH the RISE AND FALL of the ... This led toGibbon being called the first "modern historian of ancient Rome".