“You are afraid of life, Little Man, deadly afraid. You will murder it in the belief of doing it for the sake of "socialism," or "the state," or "national honor," or "the glory of God."”

—  Wilhelm Reich , book Listen, Little Man!

Listen, Little Man! (1948)

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