Conscience Manifests Itself by Engaging in Conflict

Conscience Manifests Itself by Engaging in Conflict

An accurate psychological analysis shows that the conscience manifests itself by engaging in conflict. In other words: the conscience is nothing but a reaction, a manifestation contrary to natural psychological impulses. To let it speak, then, is to rebel against one’s own genius, giving rise to a perhaps unnecessary war, because one lives naturally without involving in this unpleasant inner conflict. I said unnecessary; well then: these are the ones from which any possible honor is extracted.

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