The West may collapse very suddenly. Complex civilizations do that, because they operate, most of the time, on the edge of chaos. (Niall Ferguson)

The West may collapse very suddenly. Complex civilizations do that, because they operate, most of the time, on the edge of chaos.

Niall Ferguson

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