A suitable starting point from which to compare historical developments on the different continents is around 11,000 B.C. Guns, Germs And Steel
It is a rare life that remains orderly even in private. Essays
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free. Essays and Aphorisms
Often the best in us springs from the worst in us. Reflections on Literature and Morality
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