"The same mechanism of expulsion, in practice, is found among the Eskimos and other peoples who abandon the elderly, the seriously ill, and the wounded because they hinder their progress in a hostile land, endangering the survival of all. In a group such as the Mafia, which must defend itself from enemies, those who are weak or sick must be eliminated."
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Giovanni Falcone
1939 – 1992
Giovanni Falcone (1939 – 1992) was an Italian magistrate.
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