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John Lord


Born
in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, The United States
September 10, 1810

Died
December 15, 1894

Genre
History


John Lord was an American historian and lecturer. He graduated from Dartmouth and the Andover Theological Seminary.

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Beacon Lights of History, V...
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Ancient States and Empires
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“Socrates brought down philosophy from the heavens to the earth.”
― John Lord, A Short Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
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“I believe that systems of religion are perfect or imperfect, true or false, just so far as they agree or disagree with Christianity; and that to the end of time all systems are to be measured by the Christian standard, and not Christianity by any other system.”
― John Lord, Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01: The Old Pagan Civilizations
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