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" Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought. "

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" Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it. "

" Man's world is the planet of inexperience. "

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