Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari

It’s not our kind of story. We like to see underdogs win. But there is no justice in history.

Cultural diversity and territorial flexibility give empires not only their unique character, but also their central role in history.

Taj Mahal could not have been built without the wealth accumulated by Mughal exploitation of their Indian subjects;

Nobody really knows how to solve this thorny question of cultural inheritance. Whatever path we take, the first step is to acknowledge the complexity of the dilemma and to accept that simplistically dividing the past into good guys and bad guys leads nowhere. Unless, of course, we are willing to admit that we usually follow the lead of the bad guys.

Revolutions are, by definition, unpredictable. A predictable revolution never erupts.