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This is how upstarts succeed-by avoiding arrogance and cultivating modesty. But even more important, they need to demonstrate to the people that the hierarchical social order is preferable to the alternative. In the Roman case, it was the fatigue of persistent internal wars that led to the re-establishment of monarchy. Monarchies

( Peter Turchin )
[ Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years ]
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