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A quotation from Eric Hoffer

Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us. There is a guilty conscience behind every brazen word and act and behind every manifestation of self-righteousness.

Eric Hoffer (1902–1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 3, ch. 14, § 69 (3.14.69) (1951)

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A quotation from Naomi Shulman

   Nice people made the best Nazis.
   Or so I have been told. My mother was born in Munich in 1934, and spent her childhood in Nazi Germany surrounded by nice people who refused to make waves. When things got ugly, the people my mother lived alongside chose not to focus on “politics,” instead busying themselves with happier things. They were lovely, kind people who turned their heads as their neighbors were dragged away.

Naomi Shulman (contemp.), American writer, essayist, editor
Essay (2016-11-17), “No Time To Be Nice: Now Is Not the Moment to Remain Silent,” WBUR, National Public Radio

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I'm just sitting here wondering how long I'll be able to hold out in a Two Marshmallow situation I've got going on in my personal life. I just found some solace in the Wikipedia article about it describing some coping strategies which are helpful and also validating... I was starting to fear that all the sleeping was a symptom of depression, which is true but now I'm happy to see it is also a "dramatically effective technique..."

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment