Freud has shown one thing very clearly: that we only forget our infancy by burying it in the unconscious; and that the problems of this difficult period find their solution under a disguised form in adult life.

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What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such...

What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such...

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing.

The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing.

The most general law in nature is equity-the principle of balance and symmetry which guides...

The most general law in nature is equity-the principle of balance and symmetry which guides...

To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above...

To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above...

The assumption is that the right kind of society is an organic being not merely...

The assumption is that the right kind of society is an organic being not merely...

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even...

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even...

The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the...

The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the...

It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art...

It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art...

You might think that it would he the natural desire of every man to develop...

You might think that it would he the natural desire of every man to develop...

In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.

In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.

That is why I believe that art is so much more significant than either economics...

That is why I believe that art is so much more significant than either economics...

Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society.

Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society.

There are a few people, but a diminishing number, who still believe that Marxism, as...

There are a few people, but a diminishing number, who still believe that Marxism, as...

The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by...

The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by...

The sense of historical continuity, and a feeling for philosophical rectitude cannot, however, be compromised.

The sense of historical continuity, and a feeling for philosophical rectitude cannot, however, be compromised.

I have not the slightest doubt that this form of individuation represents a higher stage...

I have not the slightest doubt that this form of individuation represents a higher stage...

The only sin is ugliness, and if we believed this with all our being, all...

The only sin is ugliness, and if we believed this with all our being, all...

It was Nietzsche who first made us conscious of the significance of the individual as...

It was Nietzsche who first made us conscious of the significance of the individual as...