The Condition of ManHarcourt, Brace & World, 1944 - 467 pages |
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... possible by an even earlier human advance : the invention of symbolization and the development of language . This is the most specifically human characteristic ; and it has given a special kind of cohe- sion to the human community ...
... possible by an even earlier human advance : the invention of symbolization and the development of language . This is the most specifically human characteristic ; and it has given a special kind of cohe- sion to the human community ...
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... possible to make the state serviceable . One was to reform the state by a ruthless military regimentation , which would organize the country as a whole into a single unit , with each class selected , graded , standardized , trained to ...
... possible to make the state serviceable . One was to reform the state by a ruthless military regimentation , which would organize the country as a whole into a single unit , with each class selected , graded , standardized , trained to ...
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... possible : we must do that which seems impossible . Our first need is not for organization but for orientation : a change in direction and attitude . We must bring to every activity and every plan a new criterion of judgment : we must ...
... possible : we must do that which seems impossible . Our first need is not for organization but for orientation : a change in direction and attitude . We must bring to every activity and every plan a new criterion of judgment : we must ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
PRELUDE TO AN ERA | 17 |
THE PRIMACY OF THE PERSON | 52 |
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