There were many human groups that did not go to war; the Eskimos never grasped the idea at all, and the American Indians never took to it well. But these dissenters were wiped out, and a cultural pattern was established that became the standard for the whole planet. Now it has become ingrained in us.Philip K. Dick
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We are programmed to fight. The more people are programmed to fight, the more the world must battle.
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