,FROMM'S ,SANE ,SOCIETY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,WE/]N ,SOCIALI/1 ,BO/ON1 ,U,S,A1 ,JULY-,AUGU/1 #a#i#e#f2  
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ADAM ,BUICK4 

,! ,S,A,N,E ,S,O,C,I,E,T,Y4 ,BY ,]I* ,FROMM4 ,R9EH>T @& ,COMPANY1 ,NEW ,YORK1 #a#i#e#e1 PP4 #c#g1 @s#e4 
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,ACCORD+ TO ,FROMM1 & 9 DI/9CTION TO OR?ODOX ,FREUDIANISM1 
MAN'S 0BASIC PASSIONS >E NOT ROOT$ 9 HIS 9/9CTIVE NE$S1 BUT 
9 ! SPECIFIC CONDITIONS ( HUMAN EXI/5CE40 ,!SE >E N[ ! 
CONDITIONS ( CAPITALISM4 ,9 ! LI<T ( ! REQUIREM5TS ( M5TAL HEAL?1 AS 
SE5 BY ,FROMM1 ! PREVAIL+ SOCIETY MAY BE REG>D$ AS 09SANE40 
,AL?\< SOME PEOPLE >E MORE AFFECT$ ?AN O!RS1 ALL BEHAVE IRRATIONALLY 9 
?IS IRRATIONAL WORLD4 ,9 ORD] TO *ANGE ?IS SITUATION1 ,FROMM SUGGE/S ! 
TRANS=MATION ( CAPITALISM 9TO SOME SORT ( 0SOCIALISM10 9TO A 
0SANE SOCIETY10 -- ! PRECONDITION = ! 9DIVIDUAL'S 
M5TAL HEAL? & HAPP9ESS4 ,HE CALLS HIS APPROA* TO ! PROBLEM ( M5TAL 
HEAL? & SOCIETY 0HUMANI/IC PSY*OANALYSIS0 :I* APPE>S 
L>GELY AS AN ELABORATION ( ,M>X'S CONCEPT ( COMMODITY-FETI%ISM4 ,IT IS 
H]E G5]ALIZ$ AS ! PH5OM5ON ( 0ALI5ATION0 &1 9 
,FROMM'S VIEW1 IS AS OLD A PROBLEM AS ! 0IDOLATRY0 AGA9/ 
:I* ! PROPHETS ( ! ,OLD ,TE/AM5T RAIS$ !IR VOICES4 

,9 ,M>X'S SY/EM ALI5ATION REF]S TO SOCIAL CLASS RELATIONS 
BAS$ ON ! DIVORCE ( ! WORK]S FROM ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION 9 A 
M>KET ECONOMY ( CAPITAL ACCUMULATION4 ,! GOAL ( PRODUCTION IS PR(IT4 
,AS CAPITAL1 ! PRODUCTS ( MAN'S PA/ & PRES5T LABOR TAKE ON 
AN 09DEP5D5T0 *>ACT]1 DET]M9+ BO? ! VOLUME & 
DIRECTION ( SOCIAL PRODUCTION1 DEPRESSION & PROSP]ITY1 PEACE & W>1 
!RE) ! CONDITION ( HUMAN EXI/5CE4 ,& ?US1 EV5 ?\< MAN MAKES 
HI/ORY1 HE IS NOT MA/] ( HIS DE/9Y4 ,HE LIVES UND] ! COMPULSION ( 
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CIRCUM/ANCES :I* CIRCUMSCRIBE HIS ATTITUDES & ACTIONS4 
,NEI!R ! CAPITALI/S1 NOR ! WORK]S1 NOR ANY O!R GR\P1 DET]M9E !IR 
EXI/5CE BUT ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE DET]M9$ BY ! DYNAMICS ( CAPITAL 
ACCUMULATION2 9 O!R WORDS1 BY ?+S ( !IR [N MAK+1 AS IF !Y HAD A 
SEP>ATE P[] OV] !M4 ,?OSE1 H[EV]1 :O [N OR CONTROL CAPITAL1 
CON/ITUTE A PRIVILEG$ RUL+ CLASS JU/ BECAUSE ( ?IS SAD /ATE ( AFFAIRS4 
,& 9 ! 9T]E/ ( !IR EXPLOITATIVE CLASS POSITION !Y TRY TO P]PETUATE 
?IS ATTITUDE BY MEANS ( =CE1 FRAUD1 & IDEOLOGICAL MANIPULATIONS4 

,! FETI%I/IC RELATION%IP BETWE5 M5 & !IR PRODUCTION EMBRACES 
SOCIAL CONSCI\SNESS & DOM9ATES G5]AL BEHAVIOR4 ,) LABOR-P[] A 
COMMODITY LIKE ANY O!R1 M5 >E DEALT ) AS IF !Y W]E ?+S1 & >E 
COMP>$ TO ?+S2 ! MAT]IALS ( PRODUCTION 9CLUDE ! 0HUMAN 
MAT]IAL40 ,) EXPLOITATION BAS$ ON ! POSSESSION ( ?+S1 I4E4 
CAPITAL1 SURVIVAL 9 CAPITALI/ COMPETITION IMPLIES ! 9CREAS+ 
APPROPRIATION ( CAPITAL4 ,SOCIAL RELATIONS >E ?US NOT RELATIONS BETWE5 M5 
BUT RELATIONS BETWE5 ?+S2 COMMODITY-RELATIONS1 AT ONCE HID+ & 5ABL+ 
! EXPLOITATION ( M5 BY M54 

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,FROMM'S 0REVISION0 ( ,FREUD ) ! HELP ( 
,M>X RETA9S ! T]M9OLOGY ( ,FREUDIAN PSY*OLOGY1 :I* PRET5DS TO CONC]N 
ITSELF ) BIOLOGICAL MAN & HIS FRU/RATION 9 SOCIETY P] SE4 ,?\< ! 
CONCEPT ( COMMODITY FETI%ISM IS APPLI$ TO ! CULTURE AS A :OLE1 ! 
EMPHASIS RE/S ON ITS IDEOLOGICAL & PSY*OLOGICAL ASPECTS4 ,?IS 5ABLES ,FROMM 
TO SPEAK ( SOCIETY AS 0WE40 ,H[EV]1 AL?\< ! RUL+ IDEOLOGY 
& *>ACT]OLOGY >E ?OSE ( ! RUL+ CLASSES & !IR RETA9]S1 
RESPONSIBILITY = ! CAPITALI/ B>B>ISM CANNOT BE ?AT WIDELY DI/RIBUT$4 
,AFT] ALL1 !RE >E CONTROLL]S & CONTROLL$1 MANIPULATORS & MANIPULAT$1 
:I* =BIDS ! 0WE0 :5 SPEAK+ ( SOCIETY4 ,PRECISELY BY BE+ 
A SEV]E CRITICISM ( 0SOCIETY10 ( 0US10 ,FROMM'S 
BOOK TURNS \T A RA!R LAME CRITICISM ( CAPITALISM4 

,AL?\< A BAD HABIT1 ?IS NOT TOO S]I\S AN ]ROR1 = DESPITE ALL ! 
0WE0 9 LIT]ATURE1 PEOPLE G5]ALLY REF] TO 0SOCIETY0 
AS 0!Y10 TO OPPOS+ 9T]E/S & DIFF]5T MODES ( EXI/5CE1 
:I* GIVE SOCIETY ITS CLASS *>ACT]4 ,BUT ) ,FROMM'S SOCIETY AS 
0WE0 GOES ! 9DIVIDUAL AS 0MAN02 NOT AS CAPITALI/1 
WORK]1 OR SOME?+ ELSE1 BUT AS 0MAN10 :OSE 0NATURE0 
& 0HI/ORY0 COMPRISES BO? 0CREATION & DE/RUCTION2 LOVE 
& HATE40 ,& AL?\< ! CLASS-DET]M9$ MAN REMA9S MAN EV5 IF 
APPROA*$ AS A COMMODITY1 OR IF NOT APPROA*$ AT ALL AS UNT\*ABLE1 ! 
0COMMON HUMANITY0 ( ALL M5 TELLS US LITTLE AS REG>DS !IR 
ATTITUDES & BEHAVIOR UND] V>Y+ SOCIAL & HI/ORICAL CIRCUM/ANCES 9 A 
CLASS-DIVID$ SOCIETY4 

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,ACCORD+ TO ,FROMM1 ONLY 0FAI? 9 MAN0 ALL[S = A 
SANE SOCIETY4 ,HE EXPLA9S ,L59'S 0FAILURE10 = EXAMPLE1 BY 
! LATT]'S LACK+ FAI? 9 MAN4 ,L591 H[EV]1 HAD V]Y MU* FAI? 9 
SOME M51 HIMSELF 9CLUD$2 9 PEOPLE D$ICAT$ TO ! SEIZURE ( P[] = HIS 
P>TY4 ,HE HAD NO FAI?1 IT IS TRUE1 9 ! ,CZ>I/ RUL+ CLASS1 NOR 9 ! 
MIDDLE-CLASS HOP+ = LIB]AL CAPITALISM1 NOR 9 ! PEASANTS /RIV+ = 
L& & PRIVATE PROP]TY1 NOR 9 ! MASS ( WORK]S DE/9$ TO WORK H>D] 
)\T LIV+ BETT]1 SO AS TO ACCUMULATE ! NECESS>Y CAPITAL = 
,RUSSIA'S 9DU/RIALIZATION & NATIONAL EXI/5CE4 ,?\< ,L59 HAD NO 
FAI? 9 MAN1 HE EXCELL$ 9 FAI? 9 M9ORITY RULE1 :I* CON/ITUTES ! 
0FAI? 9 MAN0 9 CLASS SOCIETIES4 ,TO SPEAK ( ,L59'S 
0FAILURE0 IS TO SPEAK ( HIS 0SUCCESS10 :5 MORE ?AN 
9DIVIDUAL ATT5TIONS OR PRET5SIONS >E CONSID]$2 9 ?IS CASE1 ! 
EXI/5CE ( A ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT AS YET UNABLE TO ABOLI% ) ITS [N CLASS 
POSITION ALL SOCIAL CLASS RELATIONS4 

,MOREOV]1 TO REF] TO ! 9DIVIDUAL LEAD]1 :OSE 0FAILURE0 OR 
0SUCCESS0 DET]M9ES ! DIRECTION ( SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T1 IS TO 
SPEAK FROM ! POSITION ( M9ORITY-RULE1 ( CLASS RELATIONS1 MODIFI$ 
BY A DESIRE = LEAD]%IP & CONTROL 9 ! 09T]E/0 ( ! L$ 
& CONTROLL$4 0,FAI? 9 MAN0 9CLUDES FAI? 9 ! LEAD]4 
,SELF-DET]M9ATION1 H[EV]1 IMPLIES ! ABS5CE ( A LEAD]%IP 9 ! 
,L59I/ OR CAPITALI/ S5SE1 & W\LD MAKE ,FROMM'S 0FAI? 9 
MAN0 SUP]FLU\S4 ,) ,FROMM'S 0FAI? 9 MAN10 ,L59 
W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 ,L591 & ) ?IS 0FAI? 9 MAN0 WORK]S 
WILL NEV] BE ABLE TO ESCAPE ! CONSEQU5CES ( !IR LEAD]S LACK+ 
0FAI?40 ,! ABOLITION ( EXPLOITATION CAN BE ACTUALIZ$ ONLY BY 
! EXPLOIT$2 ! EMPHASIS MU/ BE ON CLASS1 NOT ON MAN4 ,IT IS NOT EV5 
0FAI? 9 ! WORK+ CLASS10 BUT JU/ ! WORK+ CLASS ITSELF1 
:I* MAY BE ABLE ?R\< ITS [N EMANCIPATION TO *ANGE CLASS-SOCIETY 9TO 
SOCIETY4 

,TO BE SURE1 ,FROMM DI/+UI%ES BETWE5 RATIONAL & 
9HIBIT+1 OR IRRATIONAL1 LEAD]%IP4 ,HE IS = ! FIR/ & REJECTS 
! SECOND =M ( AU?ORITY1 ?AT IS1 PREF]S ! AU?ORITATIVE RELATION%IP 
BETWE5 0TEA*] & PUPIL0 TO ?AT BETWE5 
0SLAVE-[N]0 & 0SLAVE10 EV5 ?\< BO? >E BAS$ 
ON ! SUP]IORITY ( ! ONE OV] ! O!R4 ,9 ,FROMM'S VIEW1 ! 
TEA*]'S AU?ORITY IS ALTRUI/IC & S]VES ! /UD5T :O WELCOMES IT1 
AS AGA9/ ! ANTAGONI/IC IRRATIONAL AU?ORITY OV] ! SLAVE4 ,RATIONAL 
AU?ORITATIVE RELATION%IPS1 FUR!RMORE1 T5D TO DISSOLVE !MSELVES ) ! 
PUPILS BECOM+ AS SM>T AS ! TEA*]S4 ,EA* ( !SE AU?ORITY SITUATIONS 
CREATES A DIFF]5T PSY*OLOGICAL SITUATION2 ONE ASSUR+ SANITY1 ! O!R 
T5D+ T[>DS 9SANITY4 ,H[EV]1 NEI!R ( !SE SITUATIONS HAS ANY?+ TO 
DO ) ! AU?ORITY PROBLEM 9 CAPITALISM ( EI!R ! LIB]AL1 ! MIX$1 
OR ! BOL%EVIK BR&4 ,FROMM'S IDEALIZ$ TEA*]-PUPIL RELATION%IP DOES 
NOT EXI/2 :AT DOES EXI/ IS AN $UCATIONAL M>KET C\PL$ TO =CE1 :]E ! 
RELATION%IPS BETWE5 TEA*] & /UD5T -- ?\< POSSIBLY 9 SUBTL] 
FA%ION -- >E AS ANTAGONI/IC AS ! SOCIAL RELATIONS 9 G5]AL4 
,MOREOV]1 CAPITALISM EMPLOYS ALL =MS ( AU?ORITATIVE RELATION%IPS1 
! 0IRRATIONAL0 & ! 0RATIONAL10 :I* >E 
9T]TW9$ 9 SU* A WAY ?AT NONE ( !M CAN BE FO/]$1 OR ELIM9AT$ 
%ORT ( ! ABOLITION ( CAPITALISM ITSELF4 

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,H[EV]1 9 ,FROMM'S VIEW1 CAPITALISM ABOLI%ES ITSELF & 
9 SO DO+ CREATES ! CONDITIONS :]E9 IT BECOMES POSSIBLE TO *OOSE 
BETWE5 ONE OR ANO!R =M ( AU?ORITATIVE RELATION%IPS ON E?ICAL GR\NDS4 
,9 ORD] TO ESCAPE DE/RUCTION & A*IEVE HAPP9ESS1 PEOPLE MU/ BE MADE AW>E 
( :AT MAKES = SANITY & :AT MAKES = 9SANITY4 ,FROMM'S CONSI/5T 
USE ( ! 0WE0 ) RESPECT TO SOCIETY IS ALSO BAS$ ON ! 
ILLUSION ?AT ! CLASS-SOCIETY UND]LY+ ,M>X'S !ORIES HAS L>GELY 
CEAS$ TO EXI/4 ,HIS DESCRIPTION ( ,WE/]N CAPITALISM1 = 9/ANCE1 REPEATS 
ALL ! CURR5T CLI*ES ( ! MO/ >D5T APOLOGI/S ( ! 
0,AM]ICAN WAY ( LIFE02 FROM ! 0MIRACLE ( 
PRODUCTION0 TO ! 0MIRACLE ( CONSUMPTION40 ,FROMM ASS]TS 
?AT ! WORK]S' 0SOCIAL & ECONOMIC P[]0 HAS 9CREAS$ 
TO A FANTA/IC DEGREE1 0NOT ONLY ) REG>D TO SAL>Y & SOCIAL 
B5EFITS1 BUT ALSO TO HIS HUMAN & SOCIAL ROLE 9 ! FACTORY40 

,?IS IS %E] NONS5SE1 ( C\RSE1 & DOES NOT EV5 APPLY TO ?AT SMALL 
M9ORITY ( PRIVILEG$ WORK]S :OSE EXCEPTIONAL POSITION PRE-SUPPOSES ! MO/ 
RU?LESS EXPLOITATION ( ! VA/ MAJORITY4 ,! 0,AM]ICAN WAY ( 
LIFE10 :I* IS NOT ?AT ( ,WE/]N CAPITALISM BUT ! RESULT ( 
,AM]ICA'S DOM9ATION ( ,WE/]N CAPITALISM1 F9DS ITS C\NT]P>T 9 ! 
GR[+ MIS]Y ( ! BULK ( ! WORLD'S POPULATION1 SUFF]+ UND] 
BO? ! IMP]IALI/-CAPITALI/ CONTROLS & !IR [N ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE !SE 
CONTROLS4 ,?IS SITUATION1 :I* TRANS=MS CIVIL /RIFE 9TO 9T]NATIONAL W>1 
& 9T]NATIONAL COMPETITION 9TO CIVIL W>1 MAY 9DICATE ! DECL9E ( 
CAPITALISM BUT NOT ITS SELF-TRANS=MATION ?R\< ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( CLASS 
FRICTIONS & CLASS DIFF]5TIATIONS 9 ! WAKE ( AN A*IEV$ G5]AL 
ABUNDANCE4 ,TO BE SURE1 ,FROMM RECOGNIZES ! EXI/5CE ( UND]-PRIVILEG$ >EAS 
& UND]-DEVELOP$ C\NTRIES & ADVOCATES RE=MS & =EIGN AID TO 
ALLEVIATE ?IS MIS]Y1 AS IF ?IS MIS]Y & ! CO-EXI/+ WELL-BE+ ( 
O!R >EAS & SOCIAL LAY]S W]E NOT ! TWO SIDES ( ! SAME CO94 ,! 
/ATE ( RELATIVE ABUNDANCE DOES NOT MAKE = G5]AL WELL-BE+ & 
0SANITY0 BUT LEADS PRODUCTION 9TO DE/RUCTIVE *ANNELS1 SO AS TO 
MA9TA9 ! SOCIAL CLASS /RUCTURE & CONTROL OV] ! MEANS ( 
PRODUCTION4 

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,9 ,FROMM'S SOCIETY ( ABUNDANCE1 ! WORK]S' 
PROBLEMS >E NO LONG] RELAT$ TO ! CONTROL ( CAPITAL BUT M]ELY TO ITS 
CO-DET]M9ATION4 ,HE SEES !M HUNG] = A VOICE 9 ! PRODUCTION PROCESS4 
,NOT1 H[EV]1 TO IMPROVE !IR SOCIAL & ECONOMIC POSITION /ILL FUR!R BUT 
TO SECURE !IR 0SANITY40 ,FROMM ASSUMES ?AT ! WORK]S 7( ALL 
DESCRIPTIONS7 >E UNHAPPY NOT SO MU* BECAUSE !Y >E EXPLOIT$ & 9 WANT1 
BUT BECAUSE !Y CANNOT 0RELATE !MSELVES TO ! CONCRETE PRODUCT AS A 
:OLE40 ,!Y SUFF] ON ACC\NT ( ! SPECIALIZATION & AB/RACTION ( 
!IR FUNCTIONS4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT ,M>X1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 ALSO M5TION$ ! 
DEHUMANIZATION ( LABOR 9 CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION ?R\< ITS SPECIALIZATION1 AS 
AGA9/ =M] MODES ( PRODUCTION ) A LESS-DEVELOP$ DIVISION ( LABOR4 
,YET1 SOCIALIZATION ( PRODUCTION IMPLIES ! DIVISION ( LABOR1 :I*1 BY 
ITSELF1 NE$ NOT BE A DEHUMANIZ+ FACTOR4 ,IT IS SU* UND] ! EXPLOITATIVE 
CAPITAL-LABOR RELATION%IP4 ,9 A SOCIALI/ SOCIETY IT BECOMES POSSIBLE TO 
*OOSE BETWE5 A FUR!R EXT5SION ( ! SOCIAL DIVISION ( LABOR1 OR ITS 
R$UCTION BY MEANS SU* AS 9T]*ANGEABILITY ( FUNCTIONS4 ,& IT MAY TURN \T 
?AT 9T]*ANGEABILITY IS MORE PRODUCTIVE ?AN SPECIALIZATION2 BUT1 !N1 ! 
PR9CIPLE ( PRODUCTIVITY MAY ITSELF GIVE WAY TO SOME MANN] ( ORGANIZ+ 
SOCIAL PRODUCTION :I* MI<T MAKE IT MORE ATTRACTIVE4 

,FROMM'S EMPHASIS ON ?IS RA!R M9OR ASPECT ( ALI5ATION AT 
! EXP5SE ( ! REAL PROBLEM1 I4E4 ! CLASS-CONTROL ( ! MEANS ( 
PRODUCTION1 TURNS HIS 0SOCIAL CRITICISM0 9TO A M$IA ( CAPITALI/ 
MANIPULATION4 ,= :AT HE SUGGE/S 9 ! L9E ( SOCIAL SECURITY & 
CO-DET]M9ATION IS N[ 9 PROCESS ( BE+ ACTUALIZ$ BY CAPITALI/ RE=MS1 
SUPPOS$ TO /ABILIZE ! SY/EM4 ,HIS PROPOS$ 0ROADS TO SANITY0 
>E ALREADY TRAVEL$1 & EV5 SOME ( ! BY-ROADS HE LIKES TO SEE POPULAT$ 
SU* AS V>I\S SMALL COMMUNAL 5T]PRISES PRODUC+ = 7& BE+ AT ! 
M]CY (7 ! CAPITALI/ M>KET1 DO NOT 5DANG] ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM BUT 
M]ELY SUPPORT ! ILLUSION ( ITS GR[+ HUMANIZATION4 ,IF ,FROMM IS AGA9/ 
0BIGNESS0 & = 0DEC5TRALIZATION10 SO >E ALL ?OSE 
CAPITALI/S :O FACE /ILL BIGG] & MORE C5TRALIZ$ COMPETITORS4 ,& IF 
,FROMM LIKES TO SEE ! 09/9CT ( WORKMAN%IP0 MORE FULLY 
SATISFI$1 SO DO ! CAPITALI/S N[ 5GAG$ 9 ELIM9AT+ SIMPLE LABOR 
PROCESSES BY WAY ( AUTOMATIZATION4 

,FROMM'S 0ROADS TO SANITY0 9 ! SPH]E ( PRODUCTION >E 
NOT SUPPORT$ 9 ! SPH]E ( CONSUMPTION1 :]E ! GR[+ ABUNDANCE LEADS 
TO CULTURAL DECAY4 ,= 0MAN10 ,FROMM SAYS1 IS 0FASC9AT$ BY 
! POSSIBILITY ( BUY+ MORE1 BETT]1 & ESPECIALLY1 NEW ?+S4 ,HE IS 
CONSUMPTION HUNGRY4 ,! ACT ( BUY+ & CONSUM+ HAS BECOME A COMPULSIVE1 
IRRATIONAL AIM1 BECAUSE IT IS AN 5D ITSELF1 ) LITTLE RELATION TO ! USE 
(1 OR PLEASURE 9 ! ?+S B\<T & CONSUM$40 ,& IT IS ?IS 
ALI5AT$ ATTITUDE T[>D CONSUMPTION :I* DET]M9ES ! EMPLOYM5T 
( LEISURE TIME & ! *>ACT] ( ! 9DU/RIES DEVOT$ TO IT4 ,A L>GE P>T 
( ,FROMM'S BOOK DESCRIBES ! EMPT9ESS & %ALL[NESS ( POPUL> 
CULTURE AT ! EXP5SE ( REAL >T & HUMAN S5SITIVITY -- A POPUL> 
CULTURE :I* F9DS ITS REFLECTION 9 ! DESIRE = CON=MITY & ! D5IAL 
( REAL HUMAN RELATION%IPS4 

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,H]E ,FROMM IS 9 HIS ELEM5T1 BEWAIL+ ! 0LONELY 
CR[D0 ( ! SOCIOLOGY ( CONSUMPTION1 = :I* LEISURE1 NOT WORK1 IS 
! GREAT PROBLEM4 ,) ! 5D+ ( ! PROBLEM ( PRODUCTION 5DS ?AT ( 
EXPLOITATION1 ( C\RSE2 YET1 !RE IS /ILL1 SAYS ,FROMM1 SO MU* TO DO = ! 
SOCIOLOGI/S1 & RELIGI\S LEAD]S TO MAKE LIFE MEAN+FUL DESPITE ! ABS5CE 
( COMPELL+ SOCIAL PROBLEMS4 ,FROMM'S P>TICUL> SUGGE/ION IS TO 
CONSUME LESS & TO WORK MORE1 IF ONLY = !RAPEUTIC REASONS4 ,IDLE H&S & 
IDLE M9DS >E DANG]\S & EV5 TO DO NO?+ MU/ BECOME A K9D ( WORK1 ( 
M$ITATION1 & RECREATION4 ,! M5TALLY HEAL?Y P]SON1 9 HIS VIEW1 0IS 
! PRODUCTIVE & UNALI5AT$ P]SON 444 :O RELATES TO ! WORLD LOV+LY1 
& :O USES HIS REASON TO GRASP REALITY OBJECTIVELY2 :O EXPRESSES HIMSELF AS 
A UNIQUE 9DIVIDUAL 5TITY1 & AT ! SAME TIME FEELS ONE ) HIS FELL[ 
MAN0 -- ETC41 ETC4 -- AS ONE CAN HE> FROM ANY PULPIT ,SUNDAY 
MORN+S4 ,AS ! /RIV+ = M5TAL HEAL? IS 09H]5T 9 EV]Y HUMAN 
BE+ 4 4 4 ,NOT BORN A MORAL IDIOT10 SOCIETY MU/ BE SU* AS TO (F] HIM 
A *ANCE TO ASS]T HIS MORAL NATURE4 ,! *ANCE1 AS SE5 BE=E1 IS (F]$ BY 
0SOCIALISM10 I4E4 ! MIX$1 CO-DET]M9$ & POLITICALLY 
DEMOCRATIC WELF>E ECONOMY2 PROVID$1 ( C\RSE1 IT %$S ITSELF ( SU* 
QUALITIES AS 0GRE$1 COMPETITIV5ESS1 POSSESSIV5ESS1 N>CISSISM10 
& LETS CONSCI5CE RULE4 ,AS 0NO *ANGE MU/ BE BR\<T AB\T BY 
=CE10 & AS IT MU/ BE 0SIMULTANE\S *ANGE 9 ! ECONOMIC1 
POLITICAL & CULTURAL SPH]ES10 IT MU/ BE BR\<T AB\T BY MORAL 
$UCATION ( ! 9H]5T MORALITY1 & IS ?US CLE>LY ! FUNCTION ( 
0HUMANI/IC PSY*OANALYSIS10 :I*1 !N1 TAKES ITS PLACE BESIDES 
! GREAT E?ICAL & RELIGI\S SY/EMS1 ASS]T+ ! SUPREMACY ( ! 
SPIRITUAL OV] MAT]IAL VALUES1 & DEVOT$ TO ! DIGNITY ( M51 SO ?AT WE 
MAY -- SOME DAY -- S+1 WALK1 & DANCE TOGE!R4 

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