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Page 55
... true , and the Sun - Man theory false . But we have to remind our- selves , soberly , that we haven't quite abandoned the earlier theory ; it still holds a fascination for us and we still live in large measure by its compellingness . We ...
... true , and the Sun - Man theory false . But we have to remind our- selves , soberly , that we haven't quite abandoned the earlier theory ; it still holds a fascination for us and we still live in large measure by its compellingness . We ...
Page 139
... true that Eichmann felt physically sick on the one occasion when he actually watched the deadly gas at work , which proves that he was not personally a sadist18 - but does not prove that he had no personal stake in the killing . As ...
... true that Eichmann felt physically sick on the one occasion when he actually watched the deadly gas at work , which proves that he was not personally a sadist18 - but does not prove that he had no personal stake in the killing . As ...
Page 141
... true , I think , that a weak man will more easily , if pushed , buy off his own death by taking another , and that a strong man will be less likely to do this . It is true , too , that most men will not usually kill unless it is under ...
... true , I think , that a weak man will more easily , if pushed , buy off his own death by taking another , and that a strong man will be less likely to do this . It is true , too , that most men will not usually kill unless it is under ...
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Ritual as Practical Technics | 6 |
Economics as Expiation | 26 |
The Origin of Inequality | 38 |
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