Edward Gibbon
# Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon (Putney, 27 de Abril de 1737 - 16 de Janeiro de 1794) foi um grande historiador inglês, dentro do espírito do iluminismo, autor de "A História do Declínio e Queda do Império Romano".
       - The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
          - The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire‎ - Vol. IV, Página 345, de Edward Gibbon - Publicado por Harper & brothers, 1841
       - "I believe in one God, and Mahomet the apostle of God," is the simple and invariable profession of Islam. The intellectual image of the Deity has never been degraded by any visible idol: the honours of the prophet have never transgressed the measure of human virtue; and his living precepts have restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and religion.
          - History of the Saracen Empire, Londres, 1870, página 54.