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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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When there is no other aim but to outstrip constantly the point arrived at, how painful to be thrown back!...Since imagination is hungry for novelty, ...more