Read quote“One broad historical generalization stands out clearly and convincingly, of which all histories of world culture will do well to take note, viz. the central position of India in the Orient world.”
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Read quote“The concept of Africa is an invention.”
Read quote“Nel quale, senza esagerazione, credo vi fusssero 500 navi grosse, quali V.S. avrà visto in Genova.”
Read quote“I whose ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.”
Read quote“Искусство в Москве сверкало как бриллиант, а в Тамбове блестело как стеклышко.”
Read quote“Soy francés, nacido en Toulouse, el 11 de diciembre de 1890.”
Read quote“I felt Asia with all its energy and institutional reforms would catch up with the rest of the world.”
Read quote“There are no fast bowlers in India.”
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