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The competition between human beings destroys with cold and diabolic brutality.... Under the pressure of this competitive fury we have not only forgotten what is useful to humanity as a whole, but even that which is good and advantageous to the individual....

— Konrad Lorenz Civilized Man's Eight Deadly Sins (1973)

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It is a good thing for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast.

It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young.

On Aggression (1963)

We are the highest achievement reached so far by the great constructors of evolution. We are their "latest" but certainly not their last word.

On Aggression (1963)

Our freest will underlies strict moral laws, and one of the reasons for our longing for freedom is to prevent our obeying other laws than these.

On Aggression (1963)

The cat is a wild animal that inhabits the homes of humans.

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