There is no law by which to determine the superiority of nations; hence the vanity of the claim, and the idleness of disputes about it

There is no law by which to determine the superiority of nations; hence the vanity of the claim, and the idleness of disputes about it

There is no law by which to determine the superiority of nations; hence the vanity of the claim, and the idleness of disputes about it. (Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ)