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The moment we stop fighting for each other, that's the moment we lose our humanity. No one is ever completely self-sufficient, but it is possible to be so isolated from others that you begin to turn into a sociopath. If society at large dehumanizes the individual, he will act in ways to which he believes are justified. For example, people who are treated like no more than animals will act like animals. We all need each other.
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