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"When learning was monopolized by the monks in the Middle Ages, people specialized only in warfare an..." — Ameen Rihani
When learning was monopolized by the monks in the Middle Ages, people specialized only in warfare and statecraft. And even these were not altogether free from the scholastic influence.
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