Posted on 10/14/2014 10:03:05 AM PDT by Kaslin
Well, maybe not quite that bad, but without the European empires’ sailing and steam technologies, and their introduction of ideas like the rule of law, romantic love, and the pleasures of literature to regions and races that had never dreamt of any of them, I agree with you that half the world would still be laboring in darkness of mind and spirit.
BTTT
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