Folly of Nations

The history of human civilization reveals a bitter truth, and if "e;history"e; had a voice, based on its thousands of years of experience, it would say this about us and human societies:Most people and nations are easily deceived, manipulated, and swept up by emotion; they have done—and will continue to do—remarkably foolish things. Do not doubt it, and do not be surprised.In this book, we will attempt to examine and verify this proposition.