The Currents of Inspiration

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty." ~ Henry Ford I am a firm believer in the power of lifelong learning. That said, I agree with Thoreau's assertion that "It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know." This may seem contradictory, but allow me to …

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Dead Symbols

I am reading a book recommended by a friend called "The Culture of Classicism", written by history professor Caroline Winterer. The author notes that the book "charts how Americans over the course of the 19th century fundamentally changed their relationship with classical antiquity, seeking in the remote past new guides for modern life." The late …

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