Harm To Individuals
Some have criticized the effects of adherence to dangerous practices such self-sacrifice, as well as unnatural restrictions on human behavior (such as teetotalism and sexual prohibitions) and claim that these result in mental and emotional trauma of fear and guilt.
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Famous quotes containing the words harm to, harm and/or individuals:
“I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“We confess our faults that our sincerity might repair the harm those faults themselves have done us in the esteem of others.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
“When posterity judges our actions here it will perhaps see us not as unwilling prisoners but as men who for whatever reason preferred to remain non-contributing individuals on the edge of society.”
—George Lucas (b. 1944)