In the latter case life rests upon a thousand presuppositions which the individual can never trace back to their origins, and verify but which he must accept upon faith and belief.
Georg Simmel
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- In the latter case life rests upon a thousand presuppositions which the individual can never trace back to their origins, and verify but which he must accept upon faith and belief.
- For, to be a stranger is naturally a very positive relation it is a specific form of interaction.
- Every relationship between two individuals or two groups will be characterized by the ratio of secrecy that is involved in it.
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