I offer you the words of the Polish poet Edward Yashinsky, who said, “Fear not your enemies, for they can only kill you; fear not your friends, for they can only betray you. Fear only the indifferent, who permit the killers and betrayers to walk safely on the earth.

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About Harlan Ellison

Harlan Jay Ellison (27 May 1934 – 28 June 2018) was an American author (mostly of speculative fiction) and media critic.

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Too many of our insanities are tolerated because they are harmless on an individual level — but multiply them by a millionfold and you have a nation that is culturally sick. These things stem from each individual’s conception of himself — which he arbitrarily assumes to be the nature of the world as well. These conceptions are haphazardly picked up during youth — along with all of the other opinions, neuroses, hangups and etceteras common to the human animal.