THE “IPS” OF HISTORY.
Twice the East just failed to impose its civilisation on the West — once when the Persian hosts and fleets were hurled buck from Greece, and again when Cleopatra turned her gaily to flight at Actium. If Carthage had Avon the Punic Wars, the Roman Empire A\-ould never have existed, and the avliolc course of history Avould have been changed. If Napoleon had Avon Waterloo, a Gallic despotism Avould have been established in Europe, and England Avould have become a second-rate Power, We are sure of these “ifs” now (Avriles the Irish Times), though (he men who died at Salamis aml'Acinim and Zimin and Waterloo may not have realised (he tremendous issues for Avhieh they wore fighting. To-day Ave are lighting on a vaster stage and vaster scale for vaster issues than any of these, and the neAV issues are so dear that Ave avlio fight, or only watch the fighting, have no excuse for failure to lie fulIv conscious of them.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1897, 31 October 1918, Page 1
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165THE “IPS” OF HISTORY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1897, 31 October 1918, Page 1
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