That Mahomedan civilisation hangs back from the general movement of the world, and certainly from the movement of Christian nations. It will not assi… - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

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That Mahomedan civilisation hangs back from the general movement of the world, and certainly from the movement of Christian nations. It will not assimilate the modern ideas which are essential to progress and essential even to preservation, and therefore for many, many years past the solicitude of statesmanship has been how are they to keep these Mahomedan communities from crumbling into dust.