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Sat 25 Aug 2007

Less Unbearable at the Top

Saturday, Aug 25th, 2007 at 4:52 am
Categories: Humanity
Posted by Administrator

Thought for today:

Civilization is unbearable, but it is less unbearable at the top.

- Timothy Leary

See also Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud.

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