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The part of reality that is often denied behind all of this is that man is not a gentle creature in need of love, who at most is able to defend himself when attacked, but that the human being can count among his instinctual gifts also a large proportion of the tendency to aggression. As a result, his neighbor is not only a possible helpmate and a sexual object but also the temptation to satisfy the aggression against him, to use his labor without compensation, to use him sexually without his consent, to take possession of his belongings, to humiliate him, to cause him pain, to torture and kill ...more
Civilization and Its Discontents
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