“War glides on the simplest updrafts while peace struggles against hurricane winds. It is the way of the world. It must change.”
To a large extent it already has. Humans are much more peaceful now than they have been in the past. This is part of a large set of broad trends. See Pinker’s excellent “The Better Angels of Our Nature”. At this point, I’m not sure this quote is really accurate.
To a large extent it already has. Humans are much more peaceful now than they have been in the past. This is part of a large set of broad trends. See Pinker’s excellent “The Better Angels of Our Nature”. At this point, I’m not sure this quote is really accurate.