Suffering through privation, those who came before us accu-mulated…
Suffering through privation, those who came before us accu-mulated the knowledge that makes our lives favored; fought the battles that made our lives free; physically built much of what we rely on for our prosperity; and, most important, shaped the ideals of liberty.
— from Legacy / The Logbook (Legacy/Epilogue) · Progresss Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse by Gregg Esaterbrook
In the book
Step back far enough and you see that none of us flies a first flight. Those who came before us accumulated the knowledge that makes our lives easy, fought the battles that made them free, and physically built much of what we depend on. We are a link, not an origin. — Legacy / The Logbook (Legacy/Epilogue)
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