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"... religious minorities which are in a position of sub-ordination to a group of rulers are likely, through their voluntary or involuntary exclusion from positions of political influence, to be driven with peculiar forces into economic activity. Their ablest members seek to satisfy the desire for recognition of their abilities in this field, since there is no opportunity in the service of the State."

The plague subsides

The city of Oran comes to reality with the harshness of the plague.

The plague rages on, people are delusional. No one seems an end to the epidemic.

Full outbreak of the plague

"... The truth is I wasn't brought into the world to write newspaper artickes. But it's quite likely I was brought into the world to live with a woman. That's reasonable enough, isn't it?"

The lockdown

The medical fraternity discuss whether to call the sudden increase in number of deaths The Plague

The plague breaks out

Machievelli dedicates the book to Lorenzo di Piero de Medici

"A prince should also demonstrate that he loves talent by supporting men of ability and by honoring those who excel in each craft"

"Hera a question arises: whether it is better to the loved than feared, or the reverse. The answer is, of course, that it would be best to be both loved and feared. But since the two rarely come together, anyone compelled to chose will find greater security in being feared than in being loved. "

How to govern when fortune makes you a prince.

A description of ruthlessness

"... the royal purple dye was obtained from marine snails. This was the most celebrated colour in the Old World. It was so expensive that only the wealthy could afford it, and purple robes became synonymous with high rank. "

The Chinese setup colonies in Canada and California

The Chinese discover Australia

The Arabs never ventured beyond Sofala in their trade and conquest along the East African coast due to the changing directions of the monsoon winds in Mozambique, which necessitated their return journey home.