As... Greek philosophy split into scores of yip-yapping schools, the Greeks became more and more puzzled. They had lost their way philosophically-and the Romans, who were just aping them, had nothing original to propose by way of saving them all from their dilemmas. (Thomas Cahill)

As... Greek philosophy split into scores of yip-yapping schools, the Greeks became more and more puzzled. They had lost their way philosophically-and the Romans, who were just aping them, had nothing original to propose by way of saving them all from their dilemmas.

Thomas Cahill

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