Human beings have this peculiar capacity that no other creatures have: I know how I can be hurt, because I am aware of my own limitations–painfully aware-and now, because I know how I can be hurt, I know how you can be hurt, and I can take advantage of that. And that's how evil enters the world. (Jordan Peterson)

Human beings have this peculiar capacity that no other creatures have: I know how I can be hurt, because I am aware of my own limitations–painfully aware-and now, because I know how I can be hurt, I know how you can be hurt, and I can take advantage of that. And that's how evil enters the world.

Jordan Peterson

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