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“Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”
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“The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing.”
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“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous, and it is now approaching a point of crisis overall.”
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“For the world is Hell, and men are on the one hand the tormented souls and on the other the devils in it.”
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“Human existence may be simpler than we thought. There is no predestination, no unfathomed mystery of life. Demons and gods do not vie for our allegiance. Instead, we are self-made, independent, alone, and fragile, a biological species adapted to live in a biological world. What counts for long-term survival is intelligent self-understanding, based upon a greater independence of thought than that tolerated today even in our most advanced democratic societies.”
― The Meaning of Human Existence
― The Meaning of Human Existence
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