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 | Source/Notes: As quoted in: Newsweek, Volume 64, 1964, p. 104 |
| Source/Notes: The Story of Civilization: Rousseau and revolution; a history of civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the remainder of Europe from 1715 to 1789, Will Durant, Ariel Durant, Simon and Schuster, 1967, p. 472 |
| “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 |
| Source/Notes: As quoted in: Distilled Wisdom, Alfred Armand Montapert, Prentice-Hall, 1964, p. 63 |
| Source/Notes: "What is Civilization?" Ladies' Home Journal, LXIII (January, 1946) |
| Source/Notes: As quoted in "Books: The Great Gadfly", Time magazine, 8 October 1965 |
| Source/Notes: Story of Philosophy (2012 edition), Simon and Schuster - ISBN: 9781476702605 |
| Source/Notes: Story of Philosophy, Will Durant,Simon and Schuster, 2012 edition, p. 2 - ISBN: 9781476702605 |
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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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