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"Disobedience, in the eyes of any one who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedien
by elcapitan 10y ago
"Disobedience, in the eyes of any one who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion."
Oscar Wilde, being 14% "toxic".
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"Politeness , n. The most acceptable hypocrisy."
Ambrose Bierce, being 48% "toxic"
- yestoallthat 10y agoAlso 14% toxic: > "If parental love is so distorted that it demands submission and dependence for its self-confirmation, social adjustment turns into a test of obedience and the child’s efforts to comply bring with them the loss of genuine feelings. The human being then becomes the true source of evil." -- Arno Gruen (though putting it in quotes knocks off a full 3% toxicity)