That truth I take to be that the modern European civilisation from the middle age downwards is the compound of two great factors, the Christian religion for the spirit of man, and the Greek, and in a secondary degree the Roman discipline for his mind and intellect.
Morley identifies two key influences on modern European civilization: Christianity and classical disciplines.
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