The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization.
Sigmund FreudOnly a rebuke that 'has something in it' will sting, will have the power to stir our feelings, not the other sort, as we know.
Sigmund FreudThe Mosaic religion had been a Father religion; Christianity became a Son religion. The old God, the Father, took second place; Christ, the Son, stood in His stead, just as in those dark times every son had longed to do.
Sigmund FreudHumor is a means of obtaining pleasure in spite of the distressing effects that interface with it.
Sigmund FreudHuman life in common is only made possible when a majority comes together which is stronger than any separate individual and which remains united against all separate individuals. The power of this community is then set up as right in opposition to the power of the individual, which is condemned as brute force.
Sigmund Freud