Augustus J Thebaud: 2 books

     And if, in the course of centuries, the character of a nation has changed—an event which seldom takes place, and when it does is due always to radical causes—its history will immediately make known to us the cause of the change, and point out unmistakably its origin and source.

COUNT JOSEPH DE MAISTRE, in his “Principe Generateur des Constitutions Politiques” (Par. LXI. ), says: “All nations manifest a particular and distinctive character, which deserves to be attentively considered.