Community Quote by Hanzi Freinacht

““It is by looking at deep psychological issues, the inner development of each of us, and how such properties are generated within society, that we address the core of society’s problems.””

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“People need irony in order to build interpersonal trust based on self-knowledge, humor and critical thinking.”

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“As voters, many of us often recognize that we cannot know the answers to all the complicated societal questions. And frankly, neither can the…

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“The marriage of irony and sincerity helps us to take the perspectives of others: the racist, the exaggerated feminist, the conservative. Each ironic position…

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