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“To understand war, we must understand ourselves.”

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Book:The Most Dangerous Animal: Human Nature and the Origins of War

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“There are some truths that no one likes to hear, but it is precisely these that we need to pursue if we are to understand where war lives in human nature.”

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Book:The Most Dangerous Animal: Human Nature and the Origins of War

Source: The Most Dangerous Animal: Human Nature and the Origins of War

“Our brains needed to be able to do more than simply create models of the world. The power of imagination took root in the brains of our ancestors because it helped them predict uncertain futures.”

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Book:The Most Dangerous Animal: Human Nature and the Origins of War

Source: The Most Dangerous Animal: Human Nature and the Origins of War

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