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 | Source/Notes: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 6: Complete in Eight Volumes (1825 edition) |
 | “It is not the task of the University to offer what society asks for, but to give what society needs.” ―Edsger Dijkstra Source/Notes: Source: EWD 1305: Answers to questions from students of Software Engineering |
 | “The Great Spirit is everywhere; he hears whatever is in our minds and our hearts, and it is not necessary to speak to Him in a loud voice.” ―Black Elk Source/Notes: The Sacred Pipe (1953) |
 | Source/Notes: As quoted in "Life and Literature: Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order" by J. Purver Richardson, 1910 |
Edward Gibbon
Born: May 8, 1737
Died: January 16, 1794 (aged 56)
Nationality: English
Occupation: Historian
Bio: Edward Gibbon was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The Decline and Fall is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its open criticism of organized religion.
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