Edward Gibbon

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Edward Gibbon (* 27. Apriljul. / 8. Mai 1737greg. in Putney, Surrey; † 16. Januar 1794 in London) war ein britischer Historiker in der Zeit der Aufklärung. Sein Hauptwerk ist The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

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Edward Gibbon

sagte4 Apr 1793

Louis had given and suffered every thing.

— Letter to Lady Elizabeth Foster (4 April 1793), quoted in The Letters of Edward Gibbon: Volume Three 1784–1794, Letters 619–878, ed. J. E.

Edward Gibbon

sagte30 May 1792

I shuddered at Gray's motion, disliked the half-support of Fox, admired the firmness of Pitts declaration, and excused the usual intemperance of Burke. ...

— Letter to Lord Sheffield (30 May 1792), quoted in The Letters of Edward Gibbon: Volume Three 1784–1794, Letters 619–878, ed. J. E. Norton

Edward Gibbon

sagte31 May 1791

Poor Burke is the most eloquent and rational madman that I ever knew. I love Fox's feelings, but I detest the political principles of the man and of the party. ...

— Letter to Lord Sheffield (31 May 1791), quoted in The Letters of Edward Gibbon: Volume Three 1784–1794, Letters 619–878, ed. J. E. Norton

Edward Gibbon

sagte5 Feb 1791

Burke's book is a most admirable medication against the French disease, which has made too much progress even in this happy country.

— Letter to Lord Sheffield after reading Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France (5 February 1791) , quoted in The Letters of Edward

Edward Gibbon

sagte5 Feb 1791

The primitive Church, which I have treated with some freedom, was itself at that time, an innovation, and I was attached to the old Pagan establishment.

— Letter to Lord Sheffield (5 February 1791), quoted in The Letters of Edward Gibbon: Volume Three 1784–1794, Letters 619–878, ed. J. E.

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