The Earliest Phase Of Social Formations Found In Historical As Well As In Contemporary Social Structures Is This: A Relatively Small Circle Firmly Closed Against Neighboring, Strange, Or In Some Way Antagonistic Circles. - SearchQuotes

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The earliest phase of social formations found in historical as well as in contemporary social structures is this: a relatively small circle firmly closed against neighboring, strange, or in some way antagonistic circles.

Georg Simmel

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