“Who can wonder at the attractiveness... of the bar, for our ambitious young men, when the highest bribes of society are at the feet of the successful orator?”
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Marsilio Ficino
Marsilio Ficino was an Italian philosopher born in October 1433 and died on October 1, 1499. He was an influential figure of the Renaissance period, known for his studies and dissemination of Platonic philosophy. more
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