Columbus is the model! I have this paragraph saved from Morison's 'Admiral of the Ocean Sea' and always think it sounds like it could have been written about the present era:
"At the end of the year 1492 most men in Western Europe felt exceedingly gloomy about the future. Christian civilization appeared to be shrinking in area and dividing into hostile units as its sphere contracted. For over a century there had been no important advance in natural science, and registration in the universities dwindled as the instruction they offered became increasingly jejune and lifeless. Institutions were decaying, wellmeaning people were growing cynical or desperate, and many intelligent men, for want of something better to do, were endeavoring to escape the present through studying the pagan past..."
A wonderful conversation between you two. Left with lots to think about. Thanks guys :)
Glad to hear it brother!
Columbus is the model! I have this paragraph saved from Morison's 'Admiral of the Ocean Sea' and always think it sounds like it could have been written about the present era:
"At the end of the year 1492 most men in Western Europe felt exceedingly gloomy about the future. Christian civilization appeared to be shrinking in area and dividing into hostile units as its sphere contracted. For over a century there had been no important advance in natural science, and registration in the universities dwindled as the instruction they offered became increasingly jejune and lifeless. Institutions were decaying, wellmeaning people were growing cynical or desperate, and many intelligent men, for want of something better to do, were endeavoring to escape the present through studying the pagan past..."