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Matt Ridley - The Origins of Virtue (1996)

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Society works not because we have consciously invented it, but because it is an ancient product of our evolved predispositions. It is literally in our nature.

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Our minds have been built by selfish genes, but they have been built to be social, trustworthy and cooperative.

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Born: February 7, 1958 (age 67)
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