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“A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a map, a line that doesn't even exist in nature and say that the ugly enemy lives on the one side, and good friends live on the other.”

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Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian ethnographer and explorer, renowned for his in-depth studies of South American indigenous cultures. His writings and expeditions, particularly his research on the possible connections between Polynesia and South America, have had a profound impact on the field of anthropology. more

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