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

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“Our feelings of sympathy do not embrace all of humanity in equal measure. Some human beings matter to us. We care intensely about their well-being. Others do not matter very much, and still others do not matter at all. This is a hard saying, and may be difficult to accept but it is obviously and undeniably true.”

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“While her purpose may have been the raising of awareness, the true impact came not from particular content or action, but the realization of where such waves were coming from. Effort is contagious, lowering the bar below [also] raises the bar above. Those who are perceived as weak thus have a higher potential than others. "If a little' X can do it, what then is the excuse of the Y?" Change very rarely come on its own, there is often causality or invisible hands. Those with great power need to recognize that truly they also have a great responsibility. Good vibrations are rarely spread on their own accord.”

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