Spencer Heath Archive

Item 2067

Penciled quote from Fustel de Coulanges, Numa Denis — The Ancient City, page 342.

There have existed in human societies many revolutions no trace of which have been handed down in any document. They were accomplished slowly, in an insensible manner, without any apparent struggle; profound and silent revolutions which moved the foundations of society, without anything appearing on the surface and which remained concealed even from the generations that took part in them.

Page ___  Progress sometimes works obscurely, yet decides the future of a class and transforms society.