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Corruption—as the indication that anarchy threatens to break out among the instincts, and that the foundation of the emotions, called "life," is convulsed—is something radically different according to the organization in which it manifests itself. When, for instance, an aristocracy like that of France at the beginning of the Revolution, flung away its privileges with sublime disgust and sacrificed itself to an excess of its moral sentiments, it was corruption:—it was really only the closing act of the corruption which had existed for centuries, by virtue of which that aristocracy had abdicated step by step its lordly prerogatives and lowered itself to a FUNCTION of royalty (in the end even to its decoration and parade-dress)
This example emulates the clouding of morals by a new group that believed that they were fighting for freedom and liberty and a corrupt government. However, once they reached that position of power, they were just as violent and corrupt as the organization before them.
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Let us be careful in dealing with those who attach great importance to being credited with moral tact and subtlety in moral discernment! They never forgive us if they have once made a mistake BEFORE us
This statement is only true depending on the person and context of the situation. I believe as you grow older, you lose a sense of sympathy for people who have made mistakes even though they have made mistakes too. However, when the person is typically younger, they tend to forgive more often because it has not been that long since they have made the same mistake as you.
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the IDEAL man of learning in whom the scientific instinct blossoms forth fully after a thousand complete and partial failures, is assuredly one of the most costly instruments that exist, but his place is in the hand of one who is more powerful He is only an instrument
This explains that the "Ideal man" of a scientist still is not an individual in finding himself. He is governed by some body and is only seeking to find their answers rather than trying to discover himself. This "Ideal man" may be beneficial to society, but he is not in the eyes of the author as important as the objective man.
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The Christian faith from the beginning, is sacrifice the sacrifice of all freedom, all pride, all self-confidence of spirit, it is at the same time subjection, self-derision, and self-mutilation.
This argument about christianity can also go both ways, as many believe once you find the path of God in your life, you become more free than you initially were. Christianity used to be more controlling however, through the years the faith has slowly lost its strong influence that it once had on its followers.
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Is it any wonder if we at last grow distrustful, lose patience, and turn impatiently away?
Often it becomes frustrating to us when the search for the truth is so complex and complicated that we often give up and lose our patience. We become skeptical of everything when we struggle to find the truth.
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The rise of teamwork, because it improves performance.
Teamwork might be tougher at first but many great accomplishments have only been possible to achieve because of working together. This task must be continued in order to reach new heights of knowledge.
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Knowledge is no longer an end in itself
Some people believe that knowledge has an end to it. People must continue to learn new things and never be satisfied with the things that they know.
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Thus, the process of delegitimation was fueled by the demand for legitimation itself, and universities lost their function as speculative legitimation and emphasized the need for teachers, not researchers. There is also an intrinsic erosion in the narrative of emancipation, but it differs from that of the speculative discourse; when science plays its own language game, it is incapable of others, such as prescriptions, and cannot legitimate itself. In postmodernity, there is a recognition of multiple language games and a sense of “splintering,” and nobody can speak all the distinct discourses, and no universal metalanguage can join them.
Delegitimization is still present in today's society; especially in politics. For example, presidential candidates are always trying to delegitimize claims against them and legitimize their claim in order to persuade people to vote for them.
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