"...and unify the three great religions of the book-Christianity,Islam,and Judaism。"
"...统一本书所提到的三大宗教:基督教、伊斯兰教和犹太教。"
"From this historical accident emerged the anti-Semitic stereotype of Jews and their supposed international finance, a direct product of Christian and Muslim hypocrisy."
"Writing in 1446, Cadamosto estimated that 1,000 slaves were shipped from the region of Arguim every year. They were taken to Lisbon and sold throughout Europe."
"It is sobering to note how the economies funding the great cultural achievements of the Renaissance were profiting by this unscrupulous trade in human lives."
"It (renaissance humanism) systematically promoted the study of classical works as the key to the creation of the successful, cultivated, civilized individual who used these skills to succeed within the everyday world of politics, trade and religion."
"the mastery of the classics made you a better, more 'human' person."
"the study of classical texts provided the practical skills necessary for a future career as an ambassador, lawyer, priest or secretary."