4 ms·
“The Lessons of History” by Will Durant and Ariel Durant talks about the cyclical nature of history. They talk specifically about the cycles of control and cha
by cgarvis 7y ago
“The Lessons of History” by Will Durant and Ariel Durant talks about the cyclical nature of history. They talk specifically about the cycles of control and chaos. How our liberties are only possible after a period of control.
- celticmusic 7y agoThank you for the recommendation, I just purchased that book on Amazon. I'm not generally interested in history, but this particular topic interests me due to the changes I've seen in just my lifetime.
- celticmusic 7y agojust a follow up, I found myself on a lakeside this weekend and took the opportunity to read the book. Thank you again for recommending it, I really enjoyed the insights it had. I found the idea that democracies tend to end up dictatorships/authoritarianism to be extremely fascinating. And the observation that market driven economies have happened in the past helped me realize current times are not nearly as unique as I believed.