Madame de Stael Quotes

The study of history, it seems to me, leads to the conviction that all important events tend toward the same end - the civilization of mankind.

Madame de Stael

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• The study of history, it seems to me, leads to the conviction that all important events tend toward the same end - the civilization of mankind.

  

  Madame de Stael
  • Important
  • History
  • Study