Excerpt from The Passing of Spain and the Ascendency of America
The aim of this book is to give in a condensed but readable form the information necessary to an intelligent understanding of the present question as a whole. That the statements might be as nearly accurate as possible, constant reference has been made to the highest available authorities, often quoting verbatim and naming the author in each instance.
There is appended a condensed list of these authorities, which will be of value to the student who wishes to pursue the subject more fully, as well as of interest to the general reader.
We gratefully acknowledge the courtesy of the publishers of the "Scientific American," of Henry Holt & Co., and of others, who have generously allowed us to make use of matter covered by their copyrights.
One cannot follow the history of Spain's career without coming to believe that true freedom must ever go hand in hand with religious and intellectual liberty. It is as true now as of old that "righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people."
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