Desiderius Erasmus, the illegitimate Dutch monk who armed Europe with Greek, mocked popes, and refused to join a mob, proves that while extremist zealots may control the present, champions of the moderate Middle Way inevitably conquer history.

Desiderius Erasmus, the illegitimate Dutch monk who armed Europe with Greek, mocked popes, and refused to join a mob, proves that while extremist zealots may control the present, champions of the moderate Middle Way inevitably conquer history.