My Life

My Life - Oswald Mosleyby the craft of a witch-doctor smelling out opponents of the existing regime andascribing to them the evil spells which are today called complexes. These things areserious matters, not the stunts of politics.After my long general interest in science over a wide range, and continual reading ofits latest, provisional conclusions, I doubt whether at this stage the science ofpsychology has sufficient data to justify practical application, particularly for children.When in the light of my studies I ask myself whether my reverses or successes inchildhood and boyhood affected my life course, whether I should have been anotherman if my childhood had been different, I can only reply, I think not. Some oddcombination of the genes in this strong country stock made me, for better or worse,what I am. The basic constitution is given to us like a strong or weak body.Afterwards the development or atrophy of the constitution depends on continualexertion of the will, just as the increase or diminution of a muscle rests on constantexercise. Then enters into the question of will the indefinable element of the spirit, butthis is beyond the range of childhood.22 of 424