Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913

"[... 5. The destruction of the middle class by the fiscal oppression of the Curiales. 6. Barbarous finance. 1. The Foundation of Constantinople.—It is, for obvious reasons, unnecessary to discuss this cause. It was one of special application to the circumstances of the time, notably to the threatening attitude towards Rome assumed by the now decadent State of Persia.][...]".