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ception of man's origin becomes, to men situated as I am, no- longer a theory but
an actuality. We have to face the fact that we are the descendants of apelike
ancestors. The truth, at first sight, is often ugly and repulsive to our personal
feelings, ...
ception of man's origin becomes, to men situated as I am, no- longer a theory but
an actuality. We have to face the fact that we are the descendants of apelike
ancestors. The truth, at first sight, is often ugly and repulsive to our personal
feelings, ...
Page 168
The fact is that the average man of to-day — who has cut himself off from the past,
due to a changed material life and the new intellectual atmosphere — is essaying
an impossible task. Given a complex nature and a complex environment, ...
The fact is that the average man of to-day — who has cut himself off from the past,
due to a changed material life and the new intellectual atmosphere — is essaying
an impossible task. Given a complex nature and a complex environment, ...
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The uncommon, the exceptional, the peculiar characteristics of the individual
man, and the manner of his influence, are at present and possibly always will be
outside the scope of a science of society. I pass to the second question which has
...
The uncommon, the exceptional, the peculiar characteristics of the individual
man, and the manner of his influence, are at present and possibly always will be
outside the scope of a science of society. I pass to the second question which has
...
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