Everyone has their own favorite period of history. For whatever reason, over the last five years, I have developed a moderate-to-severe obsession with the French Enlightenment.

The following excerpt is from The Great Learning by Confucius: “The ancients who wished to illustrate illustrious virtue throughout the kingdom, first ordered well their own states. Wishing to order well their states, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, they first

The Story of Civilization by Will Durant: A Complete Journey Through Human History A comprehensive review of all 11 volumes and the profound historical lessons they contain, written by an Amazon reviewer. Napoleon and the Power of Historical Timing After completing my review of Durant’s opening volume, “Our Oriental Heritage,” I embarked on the complete

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