Note 212-3 — Chapter I
John J. (John Joseph) Lalor translation
Such gigantic constructions as the palaces, pyramids, etc. of Egypt, Mexico or Peru are a certain sign of the oppression of the people by rulers, priests or nobles. One of the Egyptian pyramids is said to have occupied 360,000 men for twenty years. (Diodor., I, 63; Herodot., II, 175; Prescott, History of Mexico, I, 153, History of Peru, I, 18.)