The integrative tendencies of the individual operate through the mechanisms of empathy, sympathy, projection, introjection, identification, worship- all of which make him feel that he is a part of some larger entity which transcends the boundaries of the individual self. This psychological urge to belong, to participate, to commune is as primary and real as its opposite. The all-important question is the nature of that higher entity of which the individual feels himself a part.
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society.
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The strongest man upon Earth is he who stands most alone.
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Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.
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There is no such thing as truth.
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