German Culture Past and Present Quotes

“Pray Heaven that our enemies may fight each other to the bitter end, and by their obstinacy extinguish each other." Thus”
― Ernest Belfort Bax, German Culture Past and Present

“it is as deeply implanted in our nature to breed children as it is to eat and drink.”
― Ernest Belfort Bax, German Culture Past and Present

“May God deliver us from ye all, and of His grace give us other rulers!”
― Ernest Belfort Bax, German Culture Past and Present

“Lutheran Reformation, from its inception in 1517 down to the Peasants' War of 1525, at once absorbed, and was absorbed by, all the revolutionary elements of the time.”
― Ernest Belfort Bax, German Culture Past and Present

“theology still maintained its supremacy as the chief subject of human interest, other interests were rapidly growing up alongside of it, the most prominent being the study of classical literature. Besides”
― Ernest Belfort Bax, German Culture Past and Present