Lorenzo de Medici Quotes

“Yet, trust in the individual gives us one of our most prized ideals as well, for belief in individualism implies tolerance for all individuals - the very basis of humanness. That trust, if we can believe Marsilio Ficino, created a golden age in Florence:”
― Charles L. Mee Jr., Lorenzo de Medici

“Such is the basis of humanism, a view of humanity that informs all of Western civilization today, a view of humanity that underlies our political freedoms, our liberal philosophies, and even, in an age in which organized religion has lost some of its hold, a view of humanity that justifies many of our moral beliefs.”
― Charles L. Mee Jr., Lorenzo de Medici