gibbon
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It was Edward Gibbon, the great historian of ancient Rome, who first observed that luxury goods constituted a “voluntary tax” that the rich paid to the people who produced those goods.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Begun when Gibbon was 33 in 1770, and published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788, Gibbon’s history combines astonishing erudition with endless entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Home in the wild for the small Silvery Gibbon is the rainforests of Java in Indonesia.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
John Adams may have been channeling Gibbon in his warning to Americans:
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025
Gibbon said, “He lost half his strength. Most of them got taken prisoner. He’s mad as a hornet, lookin’ for somebody to blame it on.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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East Asia - Middle School
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