And the reasons for these conclusions as to a race too ancient to leave a history, but not too ancient to have left memorials, are briefly these:--First, that we cannot imagine a strong reason without attainments; and, plainly, pre-historic men had not attainments.
Bagehot presents reasons supporting the idea that ancient races lacked significant achievements, impacting their historical legacy.
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They say, We reject your Bill for this once or these twice, or even these thrice: but if you keep on sending it up, at last we won't reject it.
The United States could not have become monarchical, even if the Constitutional Convention had decreed it, even if the component States had ratified it.
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But the Jewish advantage never did so; beginning in religion, contrary to a thousand analogies, it remained religious.
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