“As long as we measure a person's psychological health by the degree to which he or she accepts social conventions, we will fail to see that under certain circumstances these conventions demand a submissive acceptance of of errors and lies.” — Arno Gruen Copy Share Image
...a distorted development of autonomy is the root cause of the pathological and, ultimately, evil element in human beings. — Arno Gruen Copy Share Image
No matter how much lip service those committed to power (psychopaths) may pay to the principle of equality (empaths), they can never approach their fellow human beings on an equal footing; their relationships with others are defined solely in terms of power and weakness. Therefore, they must accumulate as much power as possible, with the aim of becoming invulnerable and… — Arno Gruen Copy Share
“As long as we measure a person's psychological health by the degree to which he or she accepts social conventions, we will fail to… — Arno Gruen Copy Share Image
We would rather forgive the evil proliferating all around us than the rebellion against it, which we mistake for the true evil. — Arno Gruen Copy Share Image
If people base their identity on identifying with authority, freedom causes anxiety. They must then conceal the victim in themselves by resorting to violence… — Arno Gruen Copy Share Image
