Jacob Bronowski, "Harvest of the Seasons", The Ascent of Man (1973)
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[War] is a highly planned and cooperative form of theft.
— Jacob on War
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[War] is a highly planned and cooperative form of theft." in the context of "Jacob Bronowski, "Harvest of the Seasons", The Ascent of Man (1973)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Jacob
Jacob, later given the name Israel, is regarded as a Patriarch of the Israelites and so, he is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jacob first appears in the Book of Genesis, where he is described as the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and the grandson of Abraham and Sarah. According to the biblical account, he was the second-born of Isaac's children, the elder being Jacob's fraternal twin brother, Esau.
About Jacob
Jacob, later given the name Israel, is regarded as a Patriarch of the Israelites and so, he is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jacob first appears in the Book of Genesis, where he is described as the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and the grandson of Abraham and Sarah. According to the biblical account, he was the second-born of Isaac's children, the elder being Jacob's fraternal twin brother, Esau.
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