PREFACE TO THE INDEXES ACH of the Indexes which follow is complete in itself, but all are intended to supplement each other. The General Index, which was intended to be an exhaustive analysis of the subjects dealt with in the text, is reinforced by Chronological Indexes which, when used in connection with it, will give the chronological sequence of events in a way which it is hoped will be permanently valuable, not only to the general reader, but to the special student of history, law, religion, politics, literature, and other departments of intellectual activity. The Indexes in their order are as follows: GENERAL INDEX OF ORATORS INDEX OF SUBJECTS OF ORATIONS CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX OF ORATORS AND SUBJECTS CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX OF PERIODS AND EVENTS CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX OF LAW, GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS GENERAL INDEX Each of the sub-indexes is itself arranged alphabetically to at least the third letter and each, of course, is in its own alphabetical order in the General Index. While the Indexes taken together are perhaps the most exhaustive analysis accompanying any historical and general collection in print, it is not claimed or believed that they are actually exhaustive of the immense variety of topics, the practically limitless thought, represented in nearly four thousand pages of text, which embrace the most notable utterances of so many of the strongest thinkers of history. It is hoped, however, that the general reader and the specialist will be able to use the indexes to focus the maximum intellect represented in the ten volumes on a given point in a way which will do much to make the costly conclusions from the painful experiences of the past, here collected and summarized, available for the progress of the future. |