One Bad Leader Can Destroy our Planet

Something I saw on television made me realize that ever since people started living together in villages, leaders have emerged among them. Leaders were usually a foot or more taller than average. They were strong, intelligent, sometimes good looking and if they didn?t want to lead, they were often encouraged to do so by men who recognized their worth. Anyone who was raised on a farm knows that you want the best breeding stock you can get for all of your animals. Although it is not nice to say so today, big, strong, good-looking intelligent men are likely to have big, strong good-looking intelligent children. So, the sons of civilization?s first leaders easily inherited their father?s office. If the heir apparent was a child at the time of the leader?s demise, sometimes a jealous cousin or uncle or even a general in the army tried to seize control. This did not happen if the child had an...
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