The Desecration and Profanation of the Pennsylvania Capitol (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Desecration and Profanation of the Pennsylvania Capitol To the People of Pennsyhmnia: In the city of Antwerp, at one time the leading municipality of the world, within a few hundred yards of the banks of the Scheldt, stands one of the most beautiful and imposing of the cathedrals of Europe. From every civilized country men and women interested in the study of history, of theology and of art come to view its proportions, to admire its architecture and to indicate their veneration for its associations. A spire rising from the roof bears heavenward the symbol of suffering humanity. Within its portals hang Ruben's "Descent from the Cross, " the masterpiece of this artist in color, and Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the "Head of Christ." Without, against the very walls, the nasty, dirty, vulgar Belgians of the present day have erected their urinals and cloaca in full view of every visitor to the sacred edifice. We in Pennsylvania have recently been giving a like exhibition of ourselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.