Aphorism 37, A Human Strategy, Matt Berry

37
Perhaps it is weakness that accounts for society’s dramatic evolution: against the superior individual, two cowards had to come together to defend themselves.
Or is it strength that accounts for civilization?  ... a single individual so strong that he conquered all others ... or perhaps the others simply cowered under his protection, just as a dog cowers under a tree during a storm.  But then if this is so, if we see these “others” as essential to the definition of the city, have we not again suggested that our city is made up of weakness and cowardice?  And if so, how can anyone, after coming across this discovery, expect to value existence through the standard of community spirit? 




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