Human history began with an act of disobedience and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience.
Erich FrommIt is naively assumed that the fact that the majority of people share certain ideas and feelings proves the validity of these ideas and feelings. Nothing could be further from the truth. Consensual validation as such has no bearing on reason or mental health.
Erich FrommJust as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality.
Erich FrommIf the Russians claim they are Socialist, this is just, I would say, a lie. They have no socialism at all. They have what I would call a state capitalism.
Erich Fromm