Mises Daily
Author:
Thorsten Polleit
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“It had come to be accepted that the pigs, who were manifestly cleverer than the other animals, should decide all questions of farm policy, though their decisions had to be ratified by a majority vote.” Orwell, G. (1989 [1945]), Animal Farm, S. 34. The Starting Point: Civilization Begins The founder of the Medici banking dynasty, Giovanni di Bicci