There is a broad assumption that humans are motivated entirely by survival and self-interest. But what if this isn't true? Providing new perspective on the past 200,000 years of human history, citing examples from the Blitz to Apartheid, Rutger Bregman argues that we are in fact hardwired for kindness, geared toward cooperation over competition, and more inclined to trust rather than distrust one another. """A lively social history…. Bregman offers a compelling case for reshaping institutions and policies along genuinely humane lines."""—The New Yorker