Roberto Mangabeira Unger (1947) Brazilian philosopher and politician
Source: Social Theoryː Its Situation and Its Task (1987), p. 7
“The two psychological tendencies that underlie modern leftism we call feelings of inferiority and oversocialization. Feelings of inferiority are characteristic of modern leftism as a whole, while oversocialization is characteristic only of a certain segment of modern leftism; but this segment is highly influential”
"The Psychology of Modern Leftism", item 9
Industrial Society and Its Future (1995)
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Context: In modern eyes, precious though wars may be they must not be waged solely for the sake of the ideal harvest. Only when forced upon one, is a war now thought permissible.
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