Primitive societies are societies without a state, not socie... - Pierre Clastres

This quote is attributed to Pierre Clastres.

"Primitive societies are societies without a state, not societies before the state."

Pierre Clastres Philosophy

Anthropologist French 1934–1977

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"Sometimes I wonder if the world is worth saving."

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