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The authentic rebel knows that the silencing of all his adversaries is the last thing on earth he wishes: their extermination would deprive him and whoever else remains alive from the uniqueness, the originality, and the capacity for insight that these enemies being human also have and could share with him. if we wish the death of our enemies, we cannot talk about the community of man. in the losing of the chance for dialogue with our enemies, we are the poorer.

-Rollo May

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The Authentic Rebel Knows That The Silencing

Rollo May

The authentic rebel knows that the silencing of all his adversaries is the last thing on earth he wishes: their extermination would deprive him and whoever else remains alive from the uniqueness, the originality, and the capacity for insight that these enemies being human also have and could share with him. if we wish the death of our enemies, we cannot talk about the community of man. in the losing of the chance for dialogue with our enemies, we are the poorer.

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