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![]() | “Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard.” ―Will Durant Source/Notes: The Lessons of History by Will Durant and Ariel Durant, 1968, p. 54 |
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Will Durant

Born: November 5, 1885
Died: November 7, 1981 (aged 96)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Historian, writer, philosopher, teacher
Bio: William James Durant was a prolific American writer, historian, and philosopher. He is best known for The Story of Civilization, 11 volumes written in collaboration with his wife Ariel Durant and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for The Story of Philosophy, written in 1926, which one observer described as a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy.
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