It was the vigor, boldness, and the acquisitiveness of Germanic war-bands that kept the West alive [after the decline of the Western Roman Empire]. These lads were uncouth and unlettered, much given to quarrelsome rages, but they injected energy, daring, and indeed an uncomplicated and sincere love of freedom, a keen sense of honor and a restless passion for battle, adventure, and life. Ricardo Duchesne, The Uniqueness of Western Civilization (2011)
Sounds like a good read!
ReplyDeleteThis is the textbook that is needed to counter all of the rubbish they teach to children now.
ReplyDeleteRead this over the weekend, could not put it down.
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