"Of course, one of the main legitimate functions……" — David
"Of course, one of the main legitimate functions of thought has always been to help provide security, guaranteeing shelter and food for instance. However, this function went wrong when the principle source of insecurity came to be the operation of thought itself."
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56 Quotes by David
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