What then is the intellectual advantage of civilization over primitive…

Thomas Sowell
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What then is the intellectual advantage of civilization over primitive savagery? It is not necessarily that each civilized man has more knowledge but that he requires far less. ✨ Thomas Sowell (1996). Knowledge And Decisions, p.7, Basic Books
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What then is the intellectual advantage of civilization over primitive savagery? It is not necessarily that each civilized man has more knowledge but that he requires far less. ✨ Thomas Sowell (1996). Knowledge And Decisions, p.7, Basic Books

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