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A society whose members are united by the fact that they think in the same way in regard to the sacred world and its relations with the profane world,...more

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There is a collective as well as an individual humor inclining peoples to sadness or cheerfulness, making them see things in bright or somber lights. ...more

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If religion has given birth to all that is essential in society, it is because the idea of society is the soul of religion.

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We do not condemn it because it is a crime, but it is a crime because we condemn it.

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Crime brings together honest men and concentrates them.

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Maniacal suicide. —This is due to hallucinations or delirious conceptions. The patient kills himself to escape from an imaginary danger or disgrace, o...more

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Man cannot become attached to higher aims and submit to a rule if he sees nothing above him to which he belongs. To free him from all social pressure ...more

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Melancholy suicide. —This is connected with a general state of extreme depression and exaggerated sadness, causing the patient no longer to realize sa...more

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It seems very strange that one must turn back, and be transported to the very beginnings of history, in order to arrive at an understanding of humanit...more