Selma, California—Most people who earn Ph.D.’s aspire to tenure-track professorships, think tank jobs, or careers in government. When Stanford University awarded Victor Davis Hanson his classics degree 26 years ago, he chose to become a farmer.
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A short bio on a favorite author and Classics scholar.
Hanson, reflecting on visiting Normandy, leads one to "prefer the wisdom of the noble dead to the ignorance of the shameful living."
Maybe that's why so many people today seemingly rush towards the allure of all the possible tomorrows — they're actually running away from the embarrassment of the present.
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