 | 1865 - 992 pàgines
...hands of successive emperors. Speaking of this period, Gibbon has these remarkable expressions : — " The power of the sword is more sensibly felt in an extensive monarchy, than in a small community. The praetorians, who had murdered their emperor, sold the empire. The command of these formidable troops... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1868 - 670 pàgines
...AND VICTORY OF SEVERUS OVER HIS THREE RIVALS. RELAXATION OF DISCIPLINE. NEW MAXIMS Of GOVERNMENT. • THE power of the sword is more sensibly felt in an...being soon exhausted, can maintain above the hundredth pan of its members in arms and idleness. But although this relative proportion may be uniform, the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1871 - 652 pàgines
...WARS AND VICTORY OF SEVERUS OVER HIS THREE RIVALS. RELAXATION OF DISCIPLINE. NEW MAXIMS OF GOVERNMENT. THE power of the sword is more sensibly felt in an...extensive monarchy, than in a small community. It has been cal culated by the ablest politicians, that no state, without being soon exhausted, can maintain above... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1887 - 1040 pàgines
...VICTORY OF SBVERÜS OVER HIS THRCR KIVALS — RELAXATION OF DISCIPLINE — NEW MAXIMS OF GOVERNMENT. THE power of the sword is more sensibly felt in an extensive monarchy than in a «mall community. It has been calculated by the proportion ablest politicians, that no state, without... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1898 - 720 pàgines
...Victory of Severus over his three Rivals. — Relaxation of Discipline. — New Maxims of Goverument. THE power of the sword is more sensibly felt in an...calculated by the ablest politicians that no State, withProportion of . . " t ihe milttary out being soon exhausted, can maintain above the force to tbe... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1899 - 668 pàgines
...WARS AND VICTOEY OF SEVERUS OVER HIS THREE RIVALS. RELAXATION OF DISCIPLINE. NEW MAXIMS OF GOVERNMENT. THE power of the sword is more sensibly felt in an...the ablest politicians, that no state, without being toon exhausted, can maintain above the hundredth part of its members in arms and idleness. But although... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1907 - 542 pàgines
...WARS, AND VICTORY OF SEVERUS OVER HIS THREE RIVALS RELAXATION OF DISCIPLINE NEW MAXIMS OF GOVERNMENT THE power of the sword is more sensibly felt in an...although this relative proportion may be uniform, its influence over the rest of the society will vary according to the degree of its positive strength.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1906 - 480 pàgines
...victory of Severus over his three rivals — Relaxation of discipline — New maxims of government THE power of the sword is more sensibly felt in an...although this relative proportion may be uniform, its influence over the rest of the society will vary according to the degree of its positive strength.... | |
 | St. John Greer Ervine - 1924 - 224 pàgines
...us. At the beginning of the fifth chapter of the first volume of the " Decline and Fall ", he says : It has been calculated by the ablest politicians that no state, without soon being exhausted, can maintain above the hundredth part of its members in arms and idleness. I... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1989 - 414 pàgines
...intellectual quality would willingly imprison his gifts in such a calling. HG Wells (1866-1946) British author It has been calculated by the ablest politicians that...hundredth part of its members in arms and idleness. Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) English historian The chief attraction of military service has consisted... | |
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THE power of the sword is more sensibly felt in an extensive monarchy than in a small community. It has been calculated by the ablest politicians that no state, without being soon exhausted, can maintain above the hundredth part of its members in arms... 
