Classical studies are invaluable to understanding Man and government. That is why it has been so largely stricken from the government-run education system. That is also why Attic Greek history was referred to by the writers of the Federalist Papers as an example of why national unity must be accomplished through the US Constitution.
I picked up a copy of “The Story of Philosophy” by Will Durant...from a junk dealer at a local flea market. The book was printed in 1927, I believe. (I love old books)
That book has been a pleasure to read.
At a local Starbucks one college student saw it sitting on my table and commented that he had just finished studying it. He had never seen an older copy. Darn....there’s still hope.
When I die somebody is going to get one heck of a library. ;^)