Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Louis de Rouvroy, Duc de Saint-Simon, aka Duc de Saint-Simon

French Writer, Soldier, Diplomat, Public and Private Counselor to the Regent, Philippe II d'Orléans

"The golden age is before us, not behind us."

"I have always thought that if I had been allowed to read history more constantly, instead of losing my time in studies for which I had no aptness, I might ave made some figure in the world."