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Reflections on the Human Condition

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Reflections on the Human Condition, Eric Hoffer, 1973.
183 "reflections", ranging from the philosophical one-liner to full-page expositions.

#41.
"There is a spoiled-brat quality about the self-consciously alienated. Life must have a meaning, history must have a goal, and everything must be in apple-pie order if they are to cease being alienated. Actually, there is no alienation that a little power will not cure."


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Eric Hoffer If you are considering suicide, think about this The True Believer Fashionable alienation whore
a snapshot of time I can't decide if what you're saying is too profound for me to comprehend or just insane ...or Not to Be: A Collection of Suicide Notes Parisoula Lampsos
La Comédie humaine How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Turn Off My TV Pascal on Diversions Philosopher Kings
Stephen Dunn Human condition It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane data
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