THE CONCEPT OF THE AFTERLIFE AS AN IMPERATIVE

Argument for the Life Hereafter ~ 218 ~ rending tales of cruelty, injustice, exploitation, and violation of human rights. Those who delve into history are, as a rule, disappointed to see that the hard realities of life bear no relation to the high ideals enshrined in our consciences. The following observations by famous philosophers, historians and literary men are pertinent illustrations: Voltaire: History is nothing more than a picture of crimes and misfortunes. Herbert Spencer: History is simply useless gossip. Napoleon: History on the whole is another name for a meaningless story. Edward Gibbon: History, which is, indeed, little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind. Haegel: The only thing public and government have learnt from a study of history is only that they have learnt nothing from history.