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Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem whi

Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve. – Erich Fromm, Man for Himself, 1947

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Man desired concord; but nature knows better what is good for his species; she desires discord. Man wants to live easy and content; but nature compels him to leave ease… and throw himself into roils and labors. – Immanuel Kant, Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose, 1787

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It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man. – Albert Einstein

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Evolution is individual — devolution is collective. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Every human being is a volume, worthy to be studied. – William Ellery Channing, Lecture II on the Elevation of the Labouring Portion of

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And so we shall have to do more than register and more than vote; we shall have to create leaders who embody virtues we can respect, who have moral and ethical principles we can applaud with enthusiasm. – Martin Luther King,Jr.

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