Covid benefits: a historical perspective


As a result of a significant decrease in Europe's population...  "People from all walks of life read about the ancient past, studying books in the hope of recreating Cicero’s ideal of a civic regeneration through education."

"It was this atmosphere of social and economic mobility, literacy and widespread participation in government that led to (a) the Florentine Renaissance."

Source: www.politico.com

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