The glory of Athens and Sparta, the grandeur of the Imperial City, are a long-lost memory, but the poetry of Homer and Virgil, the oratory of Demosthenes and Cicero, the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle, abide with us forevermore.
Coolidge contrasts the lost grandeur of ancient civilizations with the enduring works of their great thinkers.
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