“War had always seemed to me to be a purely human behavior. Accounts of warlike behavior date back to the very first written records of human history; it seemed to be an almost universal characteristic of human groups.” FirstsHumansWarRecordsWrittenGroupsBehaviorUniversalAccountsCharacteristicsHuman BehaviorHuman History Author:Jane Goodall
“fair play is less characteristic of groups than of individuals.” PlayIndividualGroupsFairsCharacteristicsFairnessFair Play Book:Under dispute Source: Under dispute
“I was always interested in science, truth, goodness and fairness. I have always been strongly individualistic and merit-oriented. This is probably because I was adopted and thus have always tended to cavalierly dismiss the importance of "blood ties" and any inherited or "unearned" group characteristics.” GroupsBloodGoodnessImportanceMeritTiesCharacteristicsFairnessAdoptedIndividualistic Author:Stephan Kinsella
“The extreme self-sacrifice characteristic of group-selected species such as ants and bees can often be found among soldiers.” SelfFoundSacrificeGroupsSpeciesSoldierExtremesCharacteristicsBeesAntsSelf SacrificeSelectedOften Is Author:Jonathan Haidt
“We depend on manly characteristics to keep us safe. Every single one of the dead firemen heroes on 9/11 were men. This was one group where liberals didn't ask why there wasn't a more pleasing gender balance, because the Upper West Side is not fireproof. What happens in combat in some distant field is abstract to liberals, but they can understand the need to have strong, brave men in their fire department.” MenNeedsHappensAsksStrongSidesFireGroupsFieldsDependsHeroBalanceSafeBraveWestGenderAbstractCharacteristicsDepartmentCombatManlyBrave ManFiremanWest SideFire Department Author:Kate O'Beirne