90 books
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1906
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Since one never can absolutely know another, as this would mean knowledge of every particular thought and feeling; since we must rather form a conception of a personal unity out of the fragments of another person in which alone he is accessible to us, the unity so formed necessarily depends upon that portion of the Other which our standpoint toward him permits us to see.
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― The Sociology of Secrecy and of Secret Societies
― The Sociology of Secrecy and of Secret Societies
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Our fellowman either may voluntarily reveal to us the truth about himself, or by dissimulation he may deceive us as to the truth. No other object of knowledge can thus of its own initiative, either enlighten us with reference to itself or conceal itself, as a human being can. No other knowable object modifies its conduct from consideration of its being understood or misunderstood.
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― The Sociology of Secrecy and of Secret Societies
― The Sociology of Secrecy and of Secret Societies
