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THE ECOLOGY OF FREEDOM: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy
by Murray Bookchin, 1982

"A hierarchical mentality fosters the renunciation of the pleasures of life. It justifies toil, guilt, and sacrifice by the "inferiors," and pleasure and the indulgent gratification of virtually every caprice by their "superiors." [...] This mentality permeates our [psyches]—not merely as capitalism but as the vast history of hierarchical society from its inception. Unless we explore this history, which lives actively within us like earlier phases of our individual lives, we will never be free of its hold. [...] We may eliminate classes and exploitation, but we will not be spared from the trammels of hierarchy and domination. We may exorcise the spirit of gain and accumulation from our psyches, but we will still be burdened by gnawing guilt, renunciation, and a subtle belief in the "vices" of sensousness."

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