Not everything that steps out of line, and thus "abnormal", must necessarily be "inferior".
Interpretation
Being different does not imply being less valuable.
This quote by Hans Asperger highlights the idea that those who do not conform to societal norms or expectations—who may be considered 'abnormal'—are not lesser individuals. It encourages the recognition of the value and potential of diversity in human behavior and thinking.
In practice
In a speech about acceptance, one might quote this to emphasize the importance of valuing diversity.
We are convinced, then, that autistic people have their place in the organism of the social community. They fulfil their role well, perhaps better than anyone else could, and we are talking of people who as children had the greatest difficulties and caused untold worries to their care-givers.
Everlastingly chained to a single little fragment of the Whole, man himself develops into nothing but a fragment; everlastingly in his ear the monotonous sound of the wheel that he turns, he never develops the harmony of his being, and instead of putting the stamp of humanity upon his own nature, he becomes nothing more than the imprint of his occupation or of his specialized knowledge.
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.
Throughout history many nations have suffered a physical defeat, but that has never marked the end of a nation. But when a nation has become the victim of a psychological defeat, then that marks the end of a nation.
Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought to be deprecated. I was in hopes that the enlightened and liberal policy, which has marked the present age, would at least have reconciled Christians of every denomination so far that we should never again see the religious disputes carried to such a pitch as to endanger the peace of society.
As long as you don't practice it, this dying and becoming, You are only a dreary guest on this dark earth.
While money is used to finance speech, money is not speech.
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