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In spite of overwhelming evidence, it is most difficult for a citizen of western Europe to bring thoroughly home to himself the truth that the civilisation which surrounds him is a rare exception in the history of the world.

Henry James Sumner Maine

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Trotz der überwältigenden Beweise ist es für einen Bürger Westeuropas am schwierigsten, die Wahrheit zu erkennen, dass die Zivilisation, die ihn umgibt, eine seltene Ausnahme in der Weltgeschichte ist.

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