a proud insubordination, aphorism 207, The Mechanics of Virtue by Matt Berry

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Alpha-minus exists within conditions which require superior intellectual ability than that of the prevailing Alpha.  When it manifests itself as righteousness, it is a proud insubordination which succeeds in justifying itself.  At its highest, it is a severe rationality and fearless honesty.  But the impetus toward that higher standard, against which it reflects its value, is humiliation.







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