The Greeks were the first intellectualists. In a world where the irrational had played the chief role, they came forward as the protagonists of the mind. (Edith Hamilton)

The Greeks were the first intellectualists. In a world where the irrational had played the chief role, they came forward as the protagonists of the mind.

Edith Hamilton

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