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“It is curious how an age of public self-revelation, and of the use of psychological jargon, should also be an age when self-examination is rarely practised.”

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Anthony Daniels

Anthony Daniels, born on February 21, 1946, is a British actor best known for his role as C-3PO in the 'Star Wars' franchise. He has had a diverse career in film, television, and theater, winning the hearts of audiences with his distinctive voice and acting style. more

“If we can sympathise only with the utterly blameless, then we can sympathise with no one, for all of us have contributed to our own misfortunes - it is a consequence of the human condition that we should. But it does nobody any favours to disguise from him the origins of his misfortunes, and pretend that they are all external to him in circumstances in which they are not.”

Ifs Should Humans Doe Conditions Circumstances Consequence Misfortunes Human Condition Disguise Favour Blameless

Author:Anthony Daniels

“Children in school are not students, they are pupils. It is typical of certain kinds of politicians that they should regard children as adults, the better subsequently, and consequently, to regard adults as children.”

Should Kind Children School Certain Students Politician Adults Regard Typical Pupils

Author:Anthony Daniels

“It is easy to be lenient at other people's expense, and call it generosity of mind.”

People Mind Easy Generosity Expenses Lenient

Author:Anthony Daniels

“Blanket compassion will shift the distribution decisively towards the manipulative end of the spectrum, and may paradoxically decrease the compassion with which the genuinely despairing are treated: for they are apt to get lost in the great mass of pseudo-distress and manipulation, and often their conduct draws less attention precisely because it is less attention-seeking.”