Excerpt from History of Civilisation and Public Opinion, Vol. 1 of 2
The late sudden revolution in France - the unexpected political events that have convulsed other nations of the European continent - and even the attempts (at once rash and feeble) which, during the present year, have been witnessed in England and Ireland, tend so decidedly to confirm the principles developed in the following pages, that the Author trusts he may be permitted briefly to allude to them in this Preface.
The theory he endeavours to establish is that Civilisation spreads itself in proportion as moral principle, intellectual culture, and Christian faith are found in a community. In addition to the above elements, others, not necessary to repeat here, are requisite to give power and consistency to Public Opinion.
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