Out-takes VI

‘One of the challenges of our time,’ he said without a hint of self-consciousness, ‘is to re-interpret the Ten Commandments.
‘The Ten Commandments are not the Ten Tentative Suggestions. They were given to us at a time when the great Other of traditional society was a necessity. Since we have now internalized the Other we need [...]






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