... eloquence of Demosthenes, the oratory of Cicero, the glowing periods of Longinus, the beauties of Gibbon, the orphic rhythm of Milton, the profound reasoning of Bacon and the marvellous creations of Shakespeare , all have their enthusiastic admirers, but them heart of the multitude goes out in profound admiration for the courage, the genius and marvelous achievements of the great conquerors of the world. I...