[449] Id. p. 62.
[450] Id. p. 22.
[451] Ancient and Modern Imperialism, p. 26, citing Mommsen.
[452] Id. p. 118.
[453] Id. p. 126.
[454] Mr. Balfour, using this egregious expression in his lecture on Decadence (p. 35), explains that "the 'East' is a term most loosely used. It does not here include China and Japan, and does include parts of Africa." At the same time it does not refer to the ancient Jews and Phœnicians. One is moved to ask, Does it include the Turks and the Persians? If not, in view of all the other exceptions, might it not be well to drop the "unchanging" altogether?