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Reflections on the Sexual Revolution in France | Episode XXXVII

New Humanists

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I Love Humanity, but I Hate My Neighbor

Rousseau says the bear loves, licks, and forms for young but bears are not philosophers. "I love humanity, but I hate my neighbor," Rousseau wrote in 18th-century France. The author argues that humans should go up a ladder from love of one's own to a more universal love. 'Hopefully you can be as good as a pagan for Christ'

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