Intolerance of groups is often, strangely enough, exhibited more strongly against small differences than against fundamental ones.

Die Intoleranz der Massen äussert sich merkwürdigerweise gegen kleine Unterschiede stärker alsgegen fundamentale Differenzen.

Sigmund Freud

Moses and Monotheism

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Topic

Narcissism of small differences Group conflict

Author

Sigmund Freud

Source

Moses and Monotheism

Genre

Religious literature Historical literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

German

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Psychologist Writer

From

Austria Europe

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Original Citation

Freud, Sigmund. Der Mann Moses und die monotheistische Religion [The Man Moses and the Monotheist Religion]. Hogarth Press, 1939, pt. 3.

Current Citation

Freud, Sigmund. Moses and Monotheism, translated by Katherine Jones. Vintage, 1955, pt. 3.

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Ninotchka. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.

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Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!

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Connecting with others

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Rainer Maria Rilke
Medium
Letter
Language
German
Time
1901 1900s 20th century
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Rilke, Rainer Maria. Letter to Emanuel von Bodman. 17 Aug. 1901.

Current Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, 1892-1910, translated by Jane B. Greene and M. D. Herter Norton. W. W. Norton & Company, 1969.

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Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

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Perverse incentives Sin Mercy
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First Senator

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Timon of Athens
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Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Timon of Athens." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 3, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Timon of Athens." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 5.