Civilizations
Why Civilizations Forget What Built Them
Prosperity is amnesia’s favorite condition. The generation that inherits a working order is the most likely to mistake it for nature, and to neglect it.
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Civilizations
Civilizations rise and fall according to the truths they honor, the families they form, and the institutions they build.
Civilizations explores culture, institutions, cities, architecture, education, demographics, technology, sovereignty, governance, community, historical cycles, and the future of human society.
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