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Mar 2023
1h 3m

The Origins of Inequality (Angela Saini)

Elise Loehnen
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“People have always fought against anyone trying to impose power on them or trying to assert their status on them. That is true right throughout history, from written records onwards, certainly, you know, we have evidence of it, even in some of the most misogynistic societies on the planet, like ancient Greece, for instance. You can still see in legal record ... Show More
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