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  1. Feb 2019
    1. ily to be distinguished in society, by the soundness of their understanding and the superi­ority of their faculties above the rest of mankind. The ascendant, which they acquire, gives a

      "the superiority of their faculties" makes them sound super-human, while the taste is said to be "distinguished in society." I'm sensing some tension here in how society and nature interact.