We Do Not Take Humor Seriously Enough.

The Neuro-physiological Organization Which We Call Instinct Functions In A Blindly Mechanical Way, Particularly Apparent When Its Function Goes Wrong.

I Believe-and Human Psychologists, Particularly Psychoanalysts Should Test This-that Present-day Civilized Man Suffers From Insufficient Discharge Of His Aggressive Drive. It Is More Than Probable That The Evil Effects Of The Human Aggressive Drives, Explained By Sigmund Freud As The Results Of A Special Death Wish, Simply Derive From The Fact That In Prehistoric Times Intra-specific Selection Bred Into Man A Measure Of Aggression Drive For Which In The Social Order Today He Finds No Adequate Outlet.

All Scientific Knowledge To Which Man Owes His Role As Master Of The World Arose From Playful Activities.

The Distance At Which All Shooting Weapons Take Effect Screens The Killer Against The Stimulus Sensation Which Would Otherwise Activate His Killing Inhibitions. The Deep, Emotional Layers Of Our Personality Simply Do Not Register The Fact That The Crooking Of The Finger To Release A Shot Tears The Entrails Of Another Man.

In Nature We Find Not Only That Which Is Expedient, But Also Everything Which Is Not So Inexpedient As To Endanger The Existence Of The Species.