There is no doubt: the study of man is just beginning, at the same time that his end is in sight.
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A "modern" man has nothing to add to modernism, if only because he has nothing to oppose it with. The well-adapted drop off the dead limb of time like lice.
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Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune?
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The planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble.
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Adults find pleasure in deceiving a child. They consider it necessary, but they also enjoy it. The children very quickly figure it out and then practice deception themselves.
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