laughter, that distinctively human emotion, laughter which springs from trust in the other, from willingness to put oneself … - Margaret Mead

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laughter, that distinctively human emotion, laughter which springs from trust in the other, from willingness to put oneself momentarily in the other's place, even at one's own expense, is the special emotional basis of democratic procedures, just as pride is the emotion of an aristocracy, shame of a crowd that rules, and fear of a police state.

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