Quote by: John Lothrop Motley

The finger of the atheists' own divinity, Reason, wrote on the wall the appalling judgments that there is no God; that the universe is only matter in spontaneous motion; and, most grievous word of all, that what men call their souls die with the death of the body, as music dies when the strings are broken.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn Lothrop Motley
  • DescriptionAmerican historian and diplomat
  • AliasesJ. L. Motley
  • BornApril 15, 1814
  • DiedMay 29, 1877
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian; Diplomat; Author