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65: Ibn Khaldun - The Muqaddimah

The Nietzsche Podcast

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The Life of a Dynasty

Kaldun says the life of a dynasty doesn't extend beyond three generations. The first generation retains the desert qualities as he calls them, maintains order and subordination of others. Then the second generation changes from that desert attitude to the sedentary culture. People become used to obedience. They become unused to having to fight to defend themselves.

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