Tag: Diogenes of Sinope

  • The Lamp of Diogenes: “A Worthy Goal for the Welfare of Mankind”

    The Lamp of Diogenes: “A Worthy Goal for the Welfare of Mankind”

    “In this time, when the games and abuses of secret societies were without end, I wanted to make use of this human weakness for a real and worthy goal, the welfare of mankind (…) I wanted what the heads of the ecclesiastical and secular powers should do and want by virtue of their offices.” JOHANN…