Oil Refining

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    It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.
    Colette [Sidonie Gabrielle Colette] (1873–1954)

    Involuntary mental hospitalization is like slavery. Refining the standards for commitment is like prettifying the slave plantations. The problem is not how to improve commitment, but how to abolish it.
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