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Advance of civilization2 quotes
Believe it or not-and I know that most people do not-violence has declined over long stretches of time, and today we may be living in the most peaceable era in our species' existence. — Steven Pinker · 2011Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. — Alfred North Whitehead · 1911Progress2 quotes
Believe it or not-and I know that most people do not-violence has declined over long stretches of time, and today we may be living in the most peaceable era in our species' existence. — Steven Pinker · 2011Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. — Alfred North Whitehead · 1911Civilization1 quote
Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. — Alfred North Whitehead · 1911Social progress1 quote
Believe it or not-and I know that most people do not-violence has declined over long stretches of time, and today we may be living in the most peaceable era in our species' existence. — Steven Pinker · 2011