We can only save ourselves through elevating our individual consciousness, by realizing there is already completeness within, and exercising as much considerate independence, respect and fairness as is possible.
Notice how they__l accept anything except a man who stands alone. They recognize him at once...There__ a special, insidious kind of hatred for him. They forgive criminals. They admire dictators. Crime and violence are a tie. A form of mutual dependence. They need ties. They__e got to force their miserable little personalities on every single person they meet. The independent man kills them__ecause they don__ exist within him and that__ the only form of existence they know. Notice the malignant kind of resentment against any idea that propounds independence. Notice the malice toward an independent man.
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Notice how they__l accept anything except a man who stands alone. They recognize him at once...There__ a special, insidious kind of hatred for him. They forgive criminals. They admire dictators. Crime and violence are a tie. A form of mutual dependence. They need ties. They__e got to force their miserable little personalities on every single person they meet. The independent man kills them__ecause they don__ exist within him and that__ the only form of existence they know. Notice the malignant kind of resentment against any idea that propounds independence. Notice the malice toward an independent man.
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