#GemistusPletho

“An old Greek scholar came to Italy for a church council in 1438, gave some lectures on Plato on the side, and lit a fire that became the Florentine Renaissance — while secretly writing a book that replaced Christianity with a religion of his own design.”

“A civilization stands or falls on its beliefs the way a building stands on its foundations — and if the foundations have failed, a philosopher's job may be to design new ones.”