"You are afraid of life, Little Man, deadly afraid. You will murder it in the belief of doing it for the sake of "socialism," or "the state," or "national honor," or "the glory of God."
React to this quote
More by Wilhelm Reich
See allResonant Thoughts
"It isn't right to be obedient only when things go well; it is much harder to be a good, obedient soldier when things go badly and times are hard. Obedience and faith at such time is a virtue."
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"All literary men are Red Sox fans—to be a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life."
— John Cheever"And die with decency."
— Thomas Otway"I cannot exist entirely except when somehow I go beyond the stage of action. Otherwise I’m a soldier, a pro…"
— Georges Bataille"The city itself swung slowly toward us silent as a dream. No sign of life but puffs of steam from skyscrape…"
— Edward Abbey"The secret of the demagogue is to appear as dumb as his audience so that these people can believe themselve…"
— Karl Kraus"Maybe those nihilist philosophers are right; maybe this is all we can expect of the universe, a relentless …"
— Arthur C. Clarke

