Quote by: Arthur Koestler

... on the historical scale, the damages wrought by individual violence for selfish motives are insignificant compared to the holocausts resulting from self-transcending devotion to collectively shared belief-systems. It is derived from primitive identification instead of mature social integration; it entails the partial surrender of personal responsibility and produces the quasi-hypnotic phenomena of group-psychology.


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Author Bio


  • NameArthur Koestler
  • DescriptionHungarian-British author and journalist
  • AliasesKösztler Artúr
  • BornSeptember 5, 1905
  • DiedMarch 3, 1983
  • CountryHungary; Austria
  • ProfessionWriter; Philosopher; Novelist; Journalist
  • WorksDarkness At Noon
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire