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0 pointsIG_Semmelweiss3y ago0 comments

The wisdom of reciprocity also is older than all governments today.

See Golden rule and Silver rule.

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There were governments when those rules were formulated. Unless you mean, "Older than all governments in existence today," which might be true.

MichaelCollins3y ago

Reciprocity predates humanity by many millions of years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocal_altruism

IncRnd3y ago

Of course there was reciprocity between people prior to the first government. It almost certainly wasn't called the golden or silver rule, but of course it existed.

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