History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne (Classic Reprint), Lecky William Edward Hartpole

In estimating, however, the moral condition of an age, lit is not sufficient to examine the ideal of moral ists. It is necessary also to enquire how far that ideal has been realised among the people. The corruption of a nation is Often reflected in the indulgent and selfish ethics of its teachers; but it sometimes, pro duces a reaction, and impels the moralist to an ascetic ism which is the extreme Opposite of the prevailing spirit of society. The means which moral teachers possess of acting upon their fellows, vary greatly in their nature and efficacy, and the age of the highest moral teaching is Often not that of the highest genera.

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