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We are punished for our refusals. Every impulse that we strive to strangle broods in the mind and poisons us. The body sins once, and has done with its sin, for action is a mode of purification…Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself, with desire for what its monstrous laws have made monstrous and unlawful.
Which statement below best describes the speaker’s opinion?
Denial of something only creates a stronger longing for it.
If we act on our impulses, our impulses will only increase in intensity.
We are rewarded for self-denial.
Self-denial is a form of purification.
Which statement below best describes the speaker’s opinion?
Denial of something only creates a stronger longing for it.
If we act on our impulses, our impulses will only increase in intensity.
We are rewarded for self-denial.
Self-denial is a form of purification.
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The statement that best describes the speaker’s opinion is:
**Denial of something only creates a stronger longing for it.**
This is supported by the idea that refusing to act on impulses leads to a "sick" soul and intensifies the desire for what has been forbidden.
**Denial of something only creates a stronger longing for it.**
This is supported by the idea that refusing to act on impulses leads to a "sick" soul and intensifies the desire for what has been forbidden.