## Metadata - Author: [[Nicholas Wade]] - Full Title: The Origin of Politics - Category: #books ## Highlights - Belonging to a community of equals, with no separation of class or wealth, is an ideal that appeals strongly to the egalitarian streak in every heart. But being denied the rewards of one’s labor is less appealing. “Only once in history did democratic socialists manage to create socialism. That was the kibbutz. And after they had experienced it, they chose democratically to abolish it,” writes Joshua Muravchik in his history of socialism. ([Location 275](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DBHRJYPV&location=275)) - Tags: [[aqua]]