It is too simple to say 'man is basically good' or 'man is basically evil'. The correct way would be to say 'man can become good (probably) and better and better, under a hierarchy of better and better conditions, but…

Quote by Abraham Maslow

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The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically...

All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically...

The desire to know and to understand are themselves connotative, i.e. have a striving character,...

The desire to know and to understand are themselves connotative, i.e. have a striving character,...

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will...

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will...

We may define therapy as a search for value.

We may define therapy as a search for value.

We may define therapy as a search for value.

We may define therapy as a search for value.

If you treat your children at home in the same way you treat your animals...

If you treat your children at home in the same way you treat your animals...

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could...

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could...

Even when adults do feel their safety to be threatened, we may not be able...

Even when adults do feel their safety to be threatened, we may not be able...

If you love the truth, you'll trust it - that is, you will expect it...

If you love the truth, you'll trust it - that is, you will expect it...

There is, first, the desire for strength, for achievement, for adequacy, for confidence in the...

There is, first, the desire for strength, for achievement, for adequacy, for confidence in the...

Become aware of internal, subjective, sub-verbal experiences, so that these experiences can be brought into...

Become aware of internal, subjective, sub-verbal experiences, so that these experiences can be brought into...

A child wants some kind of undisrupted routine or rhythm. He seems to want a...

A child wants some kind of undisrupted routine or rhythm. He seems to want a...

A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting.

A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting.

We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. We...

We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. We...

To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like...

To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like...

Innocence can be redefined and called stupidity. Honesty can be called gullibility. Candor becomes lack...

Innocence can be redefined and called stupidity. Honesty can be called gullibility. Candor becomes lack...

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it

We have no organ at all for knowledge, for ''truth'': we ''know'' (or believe or...

We have no organ at all for knowledge, for ''truth'': we ''know'' (or believe or...

Few people know death, we only endure it, usually from determination, and even from stupidity...

Few people know death, we only endure it, usually from determination, and even from stupidity...