¶ Fear
Index Entry
Fear:
"Fear is not innate. The fear reaction of the new born infant is brought about only by extraordinary noise or falling. If falling does not occur early, fear does not develop as dominant. It is fostered, however, by the exquisite stupidity and cruelty of singing ‘Rockabye, baby–baby will fall, cradle and all,’ and for the child who has experienced falling this is by way of being an ultimate lullaby into lunacy…
“Fear is instilled through the repetition of traditionally honored falsehoods, or by the invention of a lie, a moral, a code, or statute to suit the circumstance.”
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¶ Citations
- NINE CHAINS TO THE MOON, p.13, 1938
