illustrations of the devil, The Mechanics of Virtue, Matt Berry, aphorism 155
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The Premise: Many illustrations of the devil are modeled upon the aristocrat ... the noble ... the alpha. Perhaps our ancestors invented God and discovered reason, equality, and justice only as a means by which a subordinate portion of society might stage a psychological revolution over a dominant.
The Premise: Many illustrations of the devil are modeled upon the aristocrat ... the noble ... the alpha. Perhaps our ancestors invented God and discovered reason, equality, and justice only as a means by which a subordinate portion of society might stage a psychological revolution over a dominant.