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"The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful"
- Edward Gibbon
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Edward Gibbon
between April 27, 1737 and January 16, 1794. He/she was a famous
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