Will Durant was talking one dayWill Durant wrote the epic "Story of Civilization in eleven volumes. I first saw it at my grandparents home and was taken in by it. Having no hope to inherit, I pieced together the volumes over a few years and now enjoy it in my own home. I once thought history was simply recorded fact. In reading Durant again I am reminded of how much of it is simply opinion. Very interesting in any event.
Bout ancient folk who have gone away,
Propounding his philosophay
Dearest Will, I don't buy what you say.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Will Durant
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3 comments:
For a civilization that has as much conflict as we've had it is important to remember when reading it that history is written by the victors.
I remember when we were the good guys in the crusades.
It's so typical that the Americans were butting into the Middle East, even back then. ;)
I am also building my own set of his works. I have a goal to get each book for a dollar or less and I have two of them so far.
No one can write a completely unbiased history, but Durant does take it a bit far.
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