However it is characteristic of Spaniards to be satisfied with gestures and with petty acts of defiance and courage and to neglect the real heart of the matter. The Arabs conquered the whole of Spain in two years. It took the Spaniards eight centuries to get rid of them.
Brenan, Gerald. The Spanish Labyrinth (Canto Classics) (p. 444). Cambridge University Press. Kindle Edition.
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