Are We a Declining Race ? 



"The end of philosophy is to subdue the pas- 

 sions, and prepare for every condition of life." 



The demoralisation of that noble race had 

 already commenced when these maxims were 

 recorded. Luxury and indulgence were already 

 beginning to undermine the phenomenal grandeur 

 to which the Greeks had attained. The intellect 

 of the Athenian, and the physique of the Spartan, 

 were rapidly becoming absorbed by dissipations 

 which have been detrimental to the race in all 

 ages. 



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