As respects this essay, Judaea is an example of combined variability and legality not investing itself in warlike power, and so perishing at last, but bequeathing nevertheless a legacy of the combination in imperishable mental effects.
He reflects on Judaea as an example of a nation that combined variability and legality without military dominance, leaving a lasting intellectual legacy.
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