Could there be such discord, such deep misunderstanding, and such hatred towards the views and opinions of others, if people were able to understand one another? *
But they cannot understand because they cannot help lying. To speak the truth is the most difficult thing in the world; and one must study a great deal and for a long time in order to be able to speak the truth. The wish alone is not enough. To speak the truth one must know what the truth is and what a lie is, and first of all in oneself. And this nobody wants to know.” In Search of the Miraculous page 22

*the roots of this system.