The Mighty Six

Six Reasons Why The West Was Able To Rule The World:

- competition
- science (the Enlightenment)
- property rights laws
- medicine (enabled longer life spans)
- consumer society
- work ethic (Protestant)

By Niall Ferguson

Vagabond

Dad: "What is this vagabond lifestyle you're leading? Not settled anywhere, just going around with no roots."
Geeta: "You know your dear old friend Ustad Zakir Hussain? He plays probably 100-150 concerts a year and therefore lives on the road. What does that make him?"
Dad: "..."