The social sciences are usually concerned with groups of persons rather than individual persons. The behavior of individuals, being free, is unpredictable. (Carroll Quigley)

The social sciences are usually concerned with groups of persons rather than individual persons. The behavior of individuals, being free, is unpredictable.

Carroll Quigley

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