Eric Wolf Professions : Anthropologist Born : February 1, 1923 Died : March 6, 1999 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Eric Wolf The major force in world history is sheer dumbness. Eric Wolf force military world In essence, the Mexica remained little more than a band of pirates, sallying forth from their great city to loot and plunder and to submit vast areas to tribute payment, without altering the essential social constitution of their victims Eric Wolf aztec essence cities Similar Authors Bronislaw Malinowski anthropologist Angeles Arrien anthropologist Ann Dunham anthropologist Ashley Montagu anthropologist Arthur Demarest anthropologist Anthony F. C. Wallace anthropologist All Authors