Cultural Evolution Quotes

"The spread of civilization may be likened to a fire; first, a feeble spark, next a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in speed and power" "One of history’s few iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to spawn new obligations." "Cultural evolution does not obey the laws of genetics." "The history of every major galactic civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases, those of survival, inquiry, and sophistication, otherwise known as the How, Why, and Where phases."