Where we can trace history, no race ever stepped directly from the stone age to the iron age and no nation ever passed directly from depotism to democracy.
Calvin Coolidge: “Where we can trace history, no race ever stepped directly from the stone age to the iron age and no nation ever passed…”
Editor's note · Context
This statement highlights the complexity of societal evolution, indicating that transitions are not direct or simple.
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