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Edward Gibbon

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Death: January 16, 1794

Educated At: Westminster School, Kingston Grammar School, Magdalen College

Manner of Death: Natural Causes

Nationality: Kingdom Of Great Britain

Occupations: Historian, Politician, Writer

Total quotes: 2

“The spectator and historian of his exploits has observed that amidst the perils of war he was daring without rashness, that in the deepest distress he was animated by real or apparent hope, but that he was modest and humble in the most prosperous fortune.”

— Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1

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“In the dangers of war, he was constant without taking undue risks, while daring with cool calculation—both ready to strike quickly his enemies and yet caution as well, depending on the needs of each particular situation. In these desperate conditions, he revealed a spirit that was full of confidence and not susceptible to panic. While during more favorable circumstances, Belisarius proved neither vain nor prone to softness. Moreover, no man ever saw Belisarius drunk.”

— Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1

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