But the new generation had tasted the wine of philosophy; and from this time onward the rich youth of Rome went eagerly to Athens and Rhodes to exchange their oldest faith for the newest doubts.
Will DurantAbout author
- Author's profession: Historian
- Nationality: american
- Born: November 5, 1885
- Died: November 7, 1981
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