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  • Civilization is the mastery of violence, the triumph, constantly challenged, over the aggressive nature of the primate. For primates we have been and primates we shall remain, however often we learn to find joy in a camellia on moss. This is the very purpose of education.

    "The Elegance of the Hedgehog". Book by Muriel Barbery, books.google.ru. September 2, 2013.