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Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death Quotes: Better guilt than the terrible burden of freedom and responsibility.
         

Better guilt than the terrible burden of freedom and responsibility.


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Better guilt than the terrible burden of freedom and responsibility.
         



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Obviously, all religions fall far short of their own ideals.




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