“One... gets an impression that civilization is something which was imposed on a resisting majority by a minority which understood how to obtain possession of the means to power and coercion. It is, of course, natural to assume that these difficulties are not inherent in the nature of civilization itself but are determined by the imperfections of the cultural forms which have so far been developed.”
Sigmund Freud
“The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”
Marcus Aurelius
“Most people fail in life because they major in minor things.”
Anthony Robbins
“Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.”
“...the first man to use abusive language instead of his fists was the founder of civilization.”
“The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization.”
“Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.”
