“Still, connecting others to the world economy -voluntarily, by pressure, and even by force- constituted, in principle, their only road to sustained real growth and away from the material deprivation, stagnation, zero-sum competition, and high mortality of ‘agraria’.” — Azar Gat Copy Share Image
“To avoid a misconception, it must be clarified that a world of steadily increasing wealth by no means ends human competition, and certainly does not bring about ‘brotherly love’ on earth. It is true that, when the most pressing human… — Azar Gat Copy Share Image
“Revenge has probably been the most regular and prominent cause of fighting cited in anthropological accounts of pre-state societies. Violence was activated to avenge… — Azar Gat Copy Share Image
“Still, connecting others to the world economy -voluntarily, by pressure, and even by force- constituted, in principle, their only road to sustained real growth… — Azar Gat Copy Share Image
“To avoid a misconception, it must be clarified that a world of steadily increasing wealth by no means ends human competition, and certainly does… — Azar Gat Copy Share Image
“Humans have far longer memories than do animals and, thus revenge -the social settling of accounts with those who offended them- assumes a wholly… — Azar Gat Copy Share Image
