Society works not because we have consciously invented it, but because…

Matt Ridley
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Society works not because we have consciously invented it, but because it is an ancient product of our evolved predispositions. It is literally in our nature. ✨ Matt Ridley (1997). The Origins of Virtue, p.13, Penguin UK
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Society works not because we have consciously invented it, but because it is an ancient product of our evolved predispositions. It is literally in our nature. ✨ Matt Ridley (1997). The Origins of Virtue, p.13, Penguin UK

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