“In order to be able to deceive intentionally, an animal must have a sense of how its actions appear to another individual. Such an ability requires self-awareness.”

The Origin of Humankind (1994)

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Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and politician 1944

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“Political realism is aware of the moral significance of political action. It is also aware of the ineluctable tension between the moral command and the requirements of successful political action.”

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