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“What exists today is not a community, but merely a herd. People gather because they are afraid of each other, and each seeks refuge among their own kind. A herd of bosses, a herd of workers, a herd of intellectuals. And why are they afraid? They are only afraid when they are not at peace with themselves”

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Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend

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