In Italy, on the breaking up of the Roman Empire, society might be said to be resolved into its original elements, - into hostile atoms, whose only movement was that of mutual repulsion.
-- Edward Everett
   
Edward Everett   Name:
Edward Everett
Type:
Statesman
Nationality:
American
Birth:
April 11, 1794
Death:
January 15, 1865
https://www.nutquote.com/quote/Edward_Everett