Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, 4BC-AD65, Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and satirist, raised in Rome, where he was trained in rhetoric and philosophy and was influenced by Plato.
Epictetus, AD50-135, Greek Stoic philosopher, born into slavery, lived in Rome until his banishment, his teachings written down and published by his pupil Arrian in Discourses and Enchiridion.
From Patriot Mom Digest:
“This month, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Facebook platform is shifting resources away from its News Tab and news distribution, and towards a “creator economy”, meaning that news will be featured less frequently to users, whether they ask for it or not. A way of preventing unwanted narratives from reaching the public, this will be effective at a time when news coverage of the failures of Democrat rule in D.C. will be building….”
The Wall Street Journal story is by Alexandra Bruell and is dated July 28, 2022, at 11:39am ET.
Epictetus: If we wish for nothing, but what God wills, we shall be truly free, and all will come to pass with us according to our desire; and we shall be as little subject to restraint as Zeus himself.