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"How do you cause people to believe in an imagined order such as Christianity, democracy, or capitalism? First, you never admit that the order is imagined."

— Yuval Noah Harari

How Do You Cause People To Believe In An Imagined Order Such As Christianity De

How do you cause people to believe in an imagined order such as Christianity, democracy, or capitalism? First, you never admit that the order is imagined.

— Yuval Noah Harari
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Sapiens, Chapter 6

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