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Are We Losing Civilization Itself?

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Are We Losing Civilization Itself?
According to Roman historian Livy, the Roman Republic fell because of a degredation of moral character. “Capriccio with ruins of the Roman Forum,” circa 1634, by Claude Lorrain. Art Gallery of South Australia. Public Domain
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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If you live in a community in which retailers don’t fear roving bands of thieves swarming stores and pillaging the place, count yourself lucky. Not everyone in this country can say that. More and more, street-level retailers face daily threats of having their products stolen right off the shelves, either all at once or just a bit at a time.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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