James Gilligan

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    James Gilligan quote. The most dangerous men on earth are those who are afraid they are wimps

    The most dangerous men on earth are those who are afraid they are wimps

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    James Gilligan quote. All violence is an attempt to replace shame with self-esteem

    All violence is an attempt to replace shame with self-esteem

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    James Gilligan quote. It may be somewhat paradoxical to refer to shame as a 'feeling,' for while shame is initially painful, constant shaming leads to a deadening of feeling. Shame, like cold, is, in essence, the absence of warmth. And when it reaches overwhelming intensity, shame is experienced, like cold, as a feeling of numbness and deadness. [In Dante's Inferno] the lowest circle of hell was a region not of flames, but of ice---absolute coldness

    It may be somewhat paradoxical to refer to shame as a 'feeling,' for while shame is initially painful, constant shaming leads to a deadening of feeling. Shame, like cold, is, in essence, the absence of warmth. And when it reaches overwhelming intensity, shame is experienced, like cold, as a feeling of numbness and deadness. [In Dante's Inferno] the lowest circle of hell was a region not of flames, but of ice---absolute coldness

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