# Quote — Gregory Benford, Beyond Infinity

> Naturals felt best in groups of a hundred or so, and better if only a few dozen were involved. Hunting parties had been about that size, for the long-extinct big game. Many important institutions were of the same rough scale: the ancient village, governing councils of nations, commanding elites of vast armies, teams playing games, orchestras, family fests. All human enterprises that worked were of that size, and nearly everything that failed was not.

- Author: [Gregory Benford](https://www.leafyquotes.com/gregory-benford.md)
- Book: [Beyond Infinity](https://www.leafyquotes.com/gregory-benford/beyond-infinity.md)
- Page: 30
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gregory_Benford#Beyond_Infinity_(2004)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/gregory-benford/beyond-infinity/naturals-felt-best

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p. 104 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/gregory-benford/beyond-infinity/you-need-friends.md)