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We need courage to throw away old garments which have had their day and no
longer fit the requirements of the new generations ; we must work calmly and with
confidence to lay a new and safer foundation for the ethical life of the individual ...
We need courage to throw away old garments which have had their day and no
longer fit the requirements of the new generations ; we must work calmly and with
confidence to lay a new and safer foundation for the ethical life of the individual ...
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subconscious wisdom of the ages" has itself been built up from the innumerable
essays, in this direction and that, of countless individuals in the past. Ethical
systems and codes can guide us only in general. Here and there in our lives
there are ...
subconscious wisdom of the ages" has itself been built up from the innumerable
essays, in this direction and that, of countless individuals in the past. Ethical
systems and codes can guide us only in general. Here and there in our lives
there are ...
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I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind — that its
modest and greatly overestimated services on the ethical side have been more
than overborne by the damage it has done to clear and honest thinking. I believe
...
I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind — that its
modest and greatly overestimated services on the ethical side have been more
than overborne by the damage it has done to clear and honest thinking. I believe
...
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