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Quotation from Shall Turkey Live or Die? by Thomas Carlyle
“Turkey derives considerable excuse from the consideration that the Czar, in aiming a fleshly blow at the Sultan, is really aiming a spiritual blow at the Pope”
Shall Turkey Live or Die?, Opening section, on the Pope and the Holy Places (Project Gutenberg #46608)
The full sentence reads 'the aggression of Russia against Turkey derives considerable excuse...': the author concedes that Russia's attack is partly a reply to renewed papal claims at Jerusalem, made through France.
Citation: "Turkey derives considerable excuse from the consideration that the Czar, in aiming a fleshly blow at the Sultan, is really aiming a spiritual blow at the Pope" — Thomas Carlyle, Shall Turkey Live or Die?, Opening section, on the Pope and the Holy Places (Project Gutenberg #46608). (id shall-turkey-live-or-die-q1)
