Fear Quote by Umberto Eco

““Do not laugh too much at your fellows. Those whom you cannot love you should, rather, fear.””

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With all of its defects, the global market makes war less likely, even between the USA and China.

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The Fundamental Principle that governs - or ought to govern -human affairs if we wish to avoid misunderstandings, conflicts, or pointless utopias, is negotiation.

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