Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Abbé Raynal
French Philosopher, Historian
"The world is governed by three things - wisdom, authority, and appearance. Wisdom for thoughtful people, authority for rough people, and appearances for the great mass of superficial people who can look only at the outside."
"Thought is the first faculty of man; to express it is one of his first desires; to spread it, his dearest privilege."