“Someone who thinks well of himself is said to have a healthy self-concept and is envied. Someone who thinks well of his country is called a patriot and is applauded. But someone who thinks well of his species is regarded as hopelessly naïve and is dismissed.”

—  Alfie Kohn

The Brighter Side of Human Nature: Altruism and Empathy in Everyday Life, 1990.

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American author and lecturer 1957

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