Full Idea
Having such a compact [axiomatic] presentation of a complicated field [such as Euclid's], makes it possible to relate not only to particular theorems but also to the whole field as such.
Gist of Idea
A compact axiomatisation makes it possible to understand a field as a whole
Source
Michal Walicki (Introduction to Mathematical Logic [2012], 4.1)
Book Reference
Walicki,Michal: 'Introduction to Mathematical Logic' [World Scientific 2012], p.118