Stepping Stones of American History
Stepping Stones of American History
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The Frenchman held that power ought to be concentrated ; it belonged in the hands of the king. The Englishman held that power ought to be distributed; it belonged in the hands of the people.
Thus at Quebec the English and the French confronted one another not only as two armies, but as two altogether different groups of ideas. It is in such a fact that the deepest significance of a battle is to be found. The importance of the fight is in no way determined by the number of men who are en- gaged ...in it. Egypt and Assyria in their old cam- paigns brought vast multitudes into the field, but the historian is not greatly interested in the strife, 178 STEPPING-STONES OF AMERICAN HISTORY and the ordinary reader cannot, without the book, re- cite the name of any of their battles, because the con- tention was simply for physical conquest. Neither side stood for an idea. But the battle of Beth- horon is counted among the decisive victories, for though the contestants on either side were but a beggarly array of fighting men, the issue was the conquest of Palestine by the Israelites ; that is, it was the victory of an idea.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The Frenchman held that power ought to be concentrated ; it belonged in the hands of the king. The Englishman held that power ought to be distributed; it belonged in the hands of the people.
Thus at Quebec the English and the French confronted one another not only as two armies, but as two altogether different groups of ideas. It is in such a fact that the deepest significance of a battle is to be found. The importance of the fight is in no way determined by the number of men who are en- gaged ...in it. Egypt and Assyria in their old cam- paigns brought vast multitudes into the field, but the historian is not greatly interested in the strife, 178 STEPPING-STONES OF AMERICAN HISTORY and the ordinary reader cannot, without the book, re- cite the name of any of their battles, because the con- tention was simply for physical conquest. Neither side stood for an idea. But the battle of Beth- horon is counted among the decisive victories, for though the contestants on either side were but a beggarly array of fighting men, the issue was the conquest of Palestine by the Israelites ; that is, it was the victory of an idea.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Francis Frederick Brandt to read onlineMoreLess
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