Joost A.M. Meerloo Quotes

#1. Free man needs loyalty to the self first of all, and this implies the right to be himself

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#2. all men are different, and it is the difference between them that creates the greatness, the variety, and the creative inspirations of life, as well as the tensions of social intercourse.

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#3. advertising symbolizes the art of making people dissatisfied with what they have.

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#4. Let us not forget that the best morale booster for ourselves is to help to lift the morale of others. When

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#5. Hitler was known among his intimates as the carpet-eater, because he often threw himself on the floor in a kicking and screaming fit like an epileptic rage.

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#6. Democracy is nonconformity; it is mutual loyalty, even when we have to attack one another's ideas - ideas, which, because they are always human, are always incomplete.

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#7. At the moment faith and hope disappear, man breaks down.

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#8. We live in a world of constant noise which captures our minds even when we are not aware of it

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#9. Stand-by morale, based on fear as in prisons, may disintegrate at the least sign of weakness in leader or guard, or when the individuals have not as yet been sufficiently disciplined.

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#10. A fantastic thing is happening in our world. Today a man is no longer punished only for the crimes he has in fact committed. Now he may be compelled to confess to crimes that have been conjured up by his judges, who use his confession for political purposes.

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#11. Delusions, carefully implanted, are difficult to correct.

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#12. What counts in any man is the consistency and integrity of his behavior, and his courage in taking a stand, not his conformity to official dogma.

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