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the purpose of improving the size and quality of
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the their crops, their trees, their vines.
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They would not be willing to take the risk
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without clear title to the land.
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That is the critical thing.
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Once they have it, and they plant permanent crops,
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that changes the whole basis of society and the values,
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and the attitudes that go with it.
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In short, according to Hanson,
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it is the invention of the family farm
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that is the critical moment in this,
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very very important moment in the history of the human race and