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As the twentieth century draws to a close we are forced to conclude, as we look around us, that we have important limitations as individuals and societies. These limitations are not just external, but involve forces within us that are hard to control. They now threaten us in a way that was not possible before.
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Rubin, L.J. (1991). The Relevance of the Death Drive to the Nuclear Age. In: Offerman-Zuckerberg, J. (eds) Politics and Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5919-7_15
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