“The lies (Western slander) which well-meaning zeal has heaped round this man (Muhammad) are disgraceful to ourselves only.”

—  Thomas Carlyle

Source: On Heroes, Hero Worship and the Heroic in History

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Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian… 1795–1881

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