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What survives must be good at serving some (mostly hidden) purpose that time can see but our eyes and logical faculties can’t capture.
Antifragile
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Congo Basin became an early flashpoint, with Belgium, Portugal, France and Britain staking rival claims to the same region. To prevent such conflict escalating, European statesmen agreed to adopt a common policy on Africa that would minimise misunderstandings. __In 1884 they gathered for a series of meetings known as the Berlin Conference, during which they drew borders across the continent, set guidelines about which powers could lay claim to which regions, and established rules for what counted as effective occupation of a territory.__
To have a child is to begin a relationship that you cannot sever. It is supposed to be unconditional, which is perhaps what most troubles us about __selective abortion—it’s an admission that the relationship can in fact be conditional.__
The Last Children of Down Syndrome
theatlantic.com
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