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Rebecca Solnit, in her stunning book A Paradise Built in Hell, describes how gift economies seem to arise spontaneously in times of disaster.
Robin Wall Kimmerer • The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance
the Citizen approach entirely rejects the notion of ‘altruism,’ which derives from the Latin meaning ‘other.’ Instead, we need to embrace ‘proximity’ and ‘interdependence.’
Jon Alexander • Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
Great landed estates which have once been divided never come together again; for the small proprietor draws from his land a better revenue, in proportion, than the large owner does from his, and of course he sells it at a higher rate.
Alexis de Tocqueville • Democracy in America, Volume I and II (Optimized for Kindle)
Brain Food: The Math of Generosity
In the former USSR, the 4 percent of land that remained privately owned accounted for almost one-quarter of total agricultural output.
Francis Fukuyama • The Origins of Political Order
La nécessité d’une mutation complète des êtres, des mœurs, de l’amour appartient à sa pensée la plus intime ; mais elle coïncide aussi avec les propos les plus idéalistes de quelques communards de Londres.
Jean-Luc Steinmetz • Arthur Rimbaud (BIOGRAPHIES) (French Edition)
Aristotle says that good lawgivers have shown more concern for friendship than for justice.
Michel de Montaigne • On Friendship (Penguin Great Ideas)
