"Assuming that man has a distinct spiritual nature, a soul, why should it be thought unnatural that under appropriate conditions of maladjustment, his soul might die before his body does; or that his soul might die without his knowing it?"
Albert Jay Nock was an American writer, social critic, and libertarian thinker. He wrote on politics, culture, and the role of the state in society. His essays influenced twentieth-century conservative and libertarian discourse.