There are certain periods in history that seem to give birth to genius. The latter part of the 18th century in this country was a time of political greatness rarely achieved by any nation. Why was it, we ask, when the population was limited to the colonies along the Atlantic seaboard, just a few million people, a fraction of the population of the country today, that there were so many great leaders and philosopher/statesmen? It was amazing. Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, and Adams. Those few men laid a political foundation that changed this world.

The most famous age of genius was the Greek civilization in the 5th century, B.C. It was called the Age of Pericles. During that one hundred year span a few men developed a culture that changed the history of the world. Aeschylus, Sop…