The sort of dependence that results from exchange, i.e., from commercial transactions, is a reciprocal dependence. We cannot be dependent upon a foreigner without his being dependent on us. Now, this is what constitutes the very essence of society. To sever natural interrelations is not to make oneself independent, but to isolate oneself completely.
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In most instances, all an argument proves is that two people are present.
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Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
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Quite often the social doctors become part of the disease.
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That is the whole trouble with being a heretic. One usually must think out everything for oneself.
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Widespread caffeine use explains a lot about the twentieth century.
