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Humankind A Hopeful History / Utopia for Realists And How We Can Get There QUOTES

Humankind A Hopeful History / Utopia for Realists And How We Can Get There QUOTES

1 " We are trained to see selfishness everywhere. "

― Rutger Bregman , Humankind A Hopeful History / Utopia for Realists And How We Can Get There

2 " If we believe most people can't be trusted, that's how we'll treat each other, to everyone's detriment. Few ideas have as much power to shape the world as our view of other people. Because ultimately, you get what you expect to get. "

― Rutger Bregman , Humankind A Hopeful History / Utopia for Realists And How We Can Get There

3 " Ne laisser personne vous dire ce qu'il en est. Si vous voulez changer le monde, il nous faut être irréalistes, déraisonnables et impossibles. Rappelez-vous ceux qui appelaient à l'abolition de l'esclavage, du droit de vote des femmes et au mariage pour tous, eux aussi étaient traités de fous. Jusqu'à ce que l'histoire leur donne raison. "

― Rutger Bregman , Humankind A Hopeful History / Utopia for Realists And How We Can Get There

4 " Some things can become true merely because we believe in them–that pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. When modern economists assumed that people are innately selfish, they advocated policies that fostered self-serving behavior. When politicians convinced themselves that politics is a cynical game, that’s exactly what it became. "

― Rutger Bregman , Humankind A Hopeful History / Utopia for Realists And How We Can Get There