"To be concrete, the reality principle of a capitalist era imposes upon the proletarian a maximum limitation of his needs, while appealing to religious values such as modesty and humility. It also imposes a monogamous form of sexuality, etc. All this is founded on economic conditions: the ruling class has a reality principle which serves the perpetuation of its power. If the proletarian is brought up to accept this reality principle - if it is presented to him as absolutely valid (e.g., in the name of culture), this means an affirmation of the proletarian's exploitation and of capitalist society as a whole." - Wilhelm Reich, "Dialectical Materialism & Psychoanalysis," [1927] Studies on the Left, vol. 6, no. 4 (1966), p. 16