Quote from: Failure Topic

The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency -- the belief that the here and now is all there is.


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Author Bio


  • NameAllan Bloom
  • DescriptionAmerican philosopher, classicist, and academician
  • AliasesAllan David Bloom
  • BornSeptember 14, 1930
  • DiedOctober 7, 1992
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitical Scientist; Philosopher
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; National Humanities Medal