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The Peril of the Republic of the United States of America - Percy T. Magan

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Chapter 4<br />

A Chapter in Criminal History<br />

Of <strong>the</strong> powers which rose upon <strong>the</strong> ashes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

empire <strong>of</strong> Rome, <strong>the</strong> kingdom <strong>of</strong> Spain was one.<br />

This people trace <strong>the</strong>ir lineage back to <strong>the</strong> woods <strong>of</strong><br />

ancient Germania. In that vast cradle <strong>of</strong> nations<br />

<strong>the</strong>y were known as <strong>the</strong> tribe <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Visigoths. Like<br />

all <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r German tribes <strong>the</strong>y were intensely<br />

fond <strong>of</strong> liberty, and knew far more <strong>of</strong> its true and<br />

governing principles than did <strong>the</strong> more highly<br />

educated and refined people <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Roman empire.<br />

When Rome had filled her cup <strong>of</strong> tyranny and<br />

despotism to <strong>the</strong> full, Providence took <strong>the</strong>se<br />

barbarous children <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> North, and used <strong>the</strong>m as<br />

an instrument in <strong>the</strong> hand <strong>of</strong> Heaven to wreak<br />

vengeance upon <strong>the</strong> guilty world-power. Under <strong>the</strong><br />

leadership <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> great chieftain, Alaric, <strong>the</strong><br />

Visigoths everywhere defeated <strong>the</strong> Roman armies.<br />

By <strong>the</strong> year 436 A. D., <strong>the</strong>y were established in <strong>the</strong><br />

peninsula <strong>of</strong> Spain.<br />

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