"Ever since we have written records, but probably since the end of the Neolithic period, there have been three types of people in the world: top, middle and bottom. They were classified in many ways, they had countless different names, their number and their relationship to each other changed from era to era; however, the essential structure of society never changed. Even after huge earthquakes and seemingly irreversible changes, the same formula has always been restored, just as a gyroscope always restores its balance, no matter how much it is tilted to one side or the other.
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Ever since we have written records, but probably since the end of the Neolithic period, there have been three types of people in the world: top, middle and bottom. They were classified in many ways, they had countless different names, their number and their relationship to each other changed from era to era; however, the essential structure of society never changed. Even after huge earthquakes and seemingly irreversible changes, the same formula has always been restored, just as a gyroscope always restores its balance, no matter how much it is tilted to one side or the other.
""Amikortól írásos emlékeink vannak, de valószínűleg már a neolit korszak végétől fogva, háromféle ember élt a világon: felül, középen és alul lévő. Sokféleképpen osztályozták őket, számtalan különböző elnevezésük volt, számarányuk és egymáshoz való viszonyuk korszakról korszakra változott; a társadalom lényegbeli felépítése azonban sohasem változott meg. Még óriási földrengések és látszólag visszafordíthatatlan változások után is mindig visszaállt ugyanez a képlet, éppen úgy, ahogy a giroszkópnak mindig helyreáll az egyensúlya, bármennyire kibillentik is valamelyik oldalra."