But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?

Politics and the Life Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 102-105

  Betzig, Laura ^a  

^a The Adaptationist Program   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC;

GOVERNMENT; HISTORY; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS;

EID: 77949279684     PISSN: 07309384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2990/28_2_102     Document Type: Article

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