Civilization is nothing more than the effort to reduce the use of force to the last resort.

La civilización no es otra cosa que el ensayo de reducir la fuerza a ultima ratio.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

The Revolt of the Masses

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Topic

Monopoly on violence Civilization

Author

Jose Ortega y Gasset

Source

The Revolt of the Masses

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

Spanish

Time

1930 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Spain Europe

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Original Citation

Ortega y Gasset, Jose. La Rebelion de las Masas [The Revolt of the Masses.] El Sol, 1929, serial.

Current Citation

Ortega y Gasset, Jose. The Revolt of the Masses. W. W. Norton & Company, 1994, ch. 8.

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Source
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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