Lila Rajiva

[Customary law] is a more sensitive and complex measure of a society that tells the stories, not of just those who happen to breathe now, but of the unborn...and the long dead. It reflects the fractal fellowship of generations and time. Not the unwieldy geometry of states and boundaries.
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In his heart and soul, man is a social animal and solidarity with his group - however wrong - is more important to him than being right alone.

In that moment, he catches the contagion of the crowd.

In that moment, democracy becomes demagoguery.