Social Darwinism cultivated the mindset that Europeans were biologically superior to any other culture or civilization. As a result, they believed it was their right as a "superior" group of peoples to take over "inferior" countries and "civilize them" (enforced european practices or economically exploited them). Their mindset: if they were a superior group of people, they were allowed to take over in order to ensure they do what is best for human evolution as a whole.
It would be "B. Socrates" who <span>played a major role in shaping the peace, prosperity, and culture that defined the athenian golden age, since he was one of the most "forward" thinkers of the age. </span>
