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The most important impact of script on human history is precisely this: it has gradually changed the way humans think and view the world. Free association and holistic thought have given way to compartmentalization and bureaucracy.
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“But in its extreme form, belief in the free market is as naive as belief in Santa Claus. There is simply no such thing as a market free of all political bias. The most important economic resource is trust in the future, and this resource is constantly threatened by thieves and charlatans. Markets themselves offer no protection against fraud, theft, and violence. It is the job of political systems to ensure trust
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