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These things became common sense for a reason (lemmy.world)
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[–] Bysmuth@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

While i like this quote in a vacuum, you should be aware that this is the description of the book where it came from: Man, The Unknown is a best-selling 1935 book by Alexis Carrel which advocated, in part, that mankind could better itself by following the guidance of an elite group of intellectuals, and by implementing a regime of voluntary eugenics.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

i agree the quote would be better changed by adding an indefinite article to the beginning:

“[A] man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.”

-Us, now

works better, takes out the eugenics