A Bibliophile's Odyssey: Reading The Great Books

A Bibliophile's Odyssey: Reading The Great Books

Great Books Ep 14: Not Young, but Not Old Either, and Not Ready for Retirement

Should countries have the concept of retirement age? What are the pros and cons?

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Apr 15, 2023
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“Hither my friends,” he cried, “and leave me not single-handed - I go in great fear by fleet Aeneas, who is coming against me, and is a redoubtable dispenser of death in battle. Moreover he is in the flower of youth when a man’s strength is greatest; if I was of the same age as he is and in my present mind, either he or I should soon bear away the prize…

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