From Sandborn to the Statehouse Quotes

“What allowed the Greek mind and the Roman organizational genus to excel was their
view of the gods. To the Greeks and Romans, gods cared only that they should not be
disrespected and that rituals were carried out to honor them. These gods usually had no
interest in the world of men, offered no rewards for good behavior and certainly did not
answer prayers nor promise a glorious afterlife. It was left for the Greek-Romans to
make the best of the world themselves. Which is exactly what they were free do. They
put their gods on the periphery and made man the center of all things, excelling in
philosophy mathematics, history, engineering, government and leaving lasting legacies for human civilization.”
― John R. Gregg, From Sandborn to the Statehouse