“Human beings appear to be sufficiently selfish and calculating to be capable of indefinitely greater harmony and social homeostasis. This statement is not self-contradictory. True selfishness, if obedient to the other constraints of mammalian biology, is the key to a more nearly perfect social contract.”
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“Raum ist der Ausdruck der Gesellschaft.”
“Formation of Network of people for common purpose leads to Society with common objectives.”
“So funktioniert Höflichkeit. Man pflegt Beziehungen mit Leuten, auch wenn man sie nicht mag.”
“[Wir] leben alle von den Irrtümern, die unsere Mitmenschen über uns hegen.”