Paradoxically, the ability to be alone is the condition for the ability to love. Erich Fromm More Quotes by Erich Fromm More Quotes From Erich Fromm Man today being concerned with production and consumption as ends in themselves, has very little engergy time to devote himself to the true religious experience. Erich Fromm religious today men Happiness today, I think, is for most people the satisfaction of the eternal suckling: to drink in more this, that, or the other. Erich Fromm satisfaction people thinking I think if you ask what people really mean by happiness today, it is the experience of unlimited consumption - the kind of thing Mr. Huxley described in "Brave New World." Erich Fromm brave-new-world mean thinking Happiness is a very proud word of our whole cultural heritage. Erich Fromm heritage proud whole By equality, one once understood equality in the very same sense in which the Bible speaks of equality: that we are all equal, inasmuch as we are created in the image of God. Erich Fromm god-image equal speak The individual citizen has very little possibility of having any influence - of making his opinion felt in the decision-making. Erich Fromm citizens decision littles We've wanted to produce more in the 19th century and the 20th century in order to give man the possibility for more dignified human life; but actually what has happened is that production and consumption have become means - have ceased to be means and have become ends, and we are production crazy and consumption crazy. Erich Fromm crazy men mean Modern man is assailed on every side and almost without interruption by noise - of the radio, of television, of headlines, of advertising and of the cinema - of which the greatest part, far from enlightening the mind, blunts and stultifies it. Erich Fromm cinema mind men I would say, compared with the 19th century, compared with most previous history, this is as good or better a society than any which man has ever made. But that doesn't mean it is such a good one. Erich Fromm century men mean Jewish legend says that the world rests on 36 just men: only thirty six, but their moral strength is immense. Erich Fromm moral-strength men world I think American man unconsciously hates his work very often, because he feels trapped by it... imprisoned by it... because he feels that he is spending most of his energy for something which has no meaning in itself. Erich Fromm hate men thinking That is not quite enough to make one happy, if one spends eight hours a day in something which in itself has no meaning and interest, except that one gains money from it. Erich Fromm hours eight gains For [Karl] Marx it is socialist society which realizes "concretely" the religious principles of equality, brotherly love, and freedom. Erich Fromm brotherly-love principles religious Politics and religious leaders [are hindered] by their egotism. Erich Fromm egotism leader religious Actually, if you take the average American, and studies have shown that, he is really concerned only with private affairs; that is to say, with his health, his money and family affairs. Erich Fromm affair study average The average American is not concerned with his society. He talks about it, but you know if one speaks of being concerned, I mean something about which one loses one's sleep, sometimes. Erich Fromm sleep average mean We have, in the same way, relegated our own responsibility in what happens to our country to the specialists, who are supposed to take care of it, and the individual citizen does not feel that he can judge, and even that he should judge, and take any responsibility. I think there are quite a number of recent developments which show that. Erich Fromm responsibility country thinking We are confronted with the possibility of a war of such destruction that the whole existence of our nation and of the whole world is at stake. And yet, people know it - people read it in the newspapers, people read that at the first attack, a hundred million Americans might be killed. And yet, they talk about it as if they were talking about something being wrong with the carburetor of their car, perhaps. Erich Fromm talking war people [Carl Gustav] Jung was not right when he said that the unconscious message is always written clearly and so there is no need to seek to discover the distortions, because one must recognize that many dreams are more or less distortions. Erich Fromm messages dream needs I have learnt to appreciate the clarity of English language. Erich Fromm clarity appreciate language
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