"Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul."
"Socrates said the unexamined life is not worth living. But the over-examined life makes you wish you were dead. Given the alternative, I'd rather be living."
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Source: Saul Bellow (2008). “Humboldt's Gift”, Penguin Classics
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