Latin Redux

Courtesy Austin Public Library Blog  Mon, 12/03/2007 - 12:43pm

An article in today's New York Times is about the revival of Latin.

The author believes this trend could strengthen the country's political rhetoric. Reading the foundations of Western civilization in its original form is a richer, fuller expereince, and opens one eyes up to our classical roots.

And, translating Latin is a wonderful way to train the mind. All of our early presdidents studied Latin in school, and even Presidents Clinton and Bush studied Latin,...


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