Carolina Quotes[E]ssentially in any society, however the elites are defined, whether economic, administrative, military, or ideological, they need to support a certain level of income, and so when their numbers grow, inevitably they have to extract that income from the commoners.
Peter Turchin Connected to the Carolinas
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- Human environment across time (2023)
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- 2023
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“[E]ssentially in any society, however the elites are defined…” Peter Turchin. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-3221B04BBB. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/3221b04bbb
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