The aim is not to give human beings real goals that warrant belief, and tasks to share in, but to… — Paul Goodman
The aim is not to give human beings real goals that warrant belief, and tasks to share in, but to re-establish “belonging,” although this kind of speech and thought is precisely calculated to avoid contact and so makes belonging impossible.
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