Today's observation from Mr. Gibbon

[SteveG]

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a six-volume work by the English historian Edward Gibbon. It traces Western civilization (as well as the Islamic and Mongolian conquests) from the height of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium.

Kindle, Epub and text=> http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25717 FREE!

Also available in multi-volume and abridged portable size from your local library.