... agriculture. There was a new task in hands of the people; they had to find ways to protect their investments and hard work. They had to protect it from other civilizations, animals, travelers, thieves and natural disasters. This forced the civilizations to come up with some sort of laws outlining the behavior expected from the people. In both Egypt and Mesopotamia, the ... every field. New weapons were developed, new ways of using animal power for agriculture were discovered, new methods of building houses. A class of wealthy aristocrats emerged that had resources to buy huge amounts of...

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... of labor. Hence, the value of a commodity in a market represents the amount of labor that goes into its production. In a simple exchange, people produce commodities to sell so they can buy other commodities to satisfy their own wants and needs. The only way this transaction is possible is through the exchange of money. Capitalists are motivated by the number of commodities ... of doing so, both in the activity itself and in the works produced." (Santilli, 1973) For human beings, work amounts to a life purpose. The difference between humans and animals is unlike animals, humans have a co...

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