15 November 1315 November 14, 2014 Author: Staff The Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft ambushes the army of Leopold I during Battle of Morgarten Famous Words of Inspiration..."Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which still has endless leisure to devote to nothing but banal enjoyments. All its great thoughts and passionate energy are things of the past, and nothing but a host of petty, gnawing vices now cling to it like worms to a corpse." Alexis de Tocqueville — Click here for more from Alexis de Tocqueville Related posts: 15 November 1942 15 November 1969 15 November 1859 3 November 1812 22 November 1812 24 November 1542 17 November, 1183 23 November 1808 3 November 1812 12 November 1941 Categories: History Tags: 1315, 15 November