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“Every move we make in fear of the next war in fact hastens it.”

Quote by Gregory Bateson

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Gregory Bateson

Gregory Bateson was a prominent anthropologist whose research spanned across various fields such as culture, semiotics, systems theory, and cognitive science. His work has had a profound impact on interdisciplinary studies that followed. more

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