For, To Be A Stranger

The Psychological Basis Of The Metropolitan Type Of Individuality Consists In The Intensification Of Nervous Stimulation Which Results From The Swift And Uninterrupted Change Of Outer And Inner Stimuli.

Secrecy Is Thus, So To Speak, A Transition Stadium Between Being And Not-being.

Secrecy Sets Barriers Between Men, But At The Same Time Offers The Seductive Temptation To Break Through The Barriers By Gossip Or Confession.

The First Internal Relation That Is Essential To A Secret Society Is The Reciprocal Confidence Of Its Members.

The Intellectually Sophisticated Person Is Indifferent To All Genuine Individuality, Because Relationships And Reactions Result From It Which Cannot Be Exhausted With Logical Operations.