The Incest taboo (n.) was Freud's name for what prevents the Oedipus complex from being acted out, a correction by reality of an unconscious that seeks boundless satisfaction; he took incest prohibitions as proof that men really desire it.
The Incest taboo (n.) is perhaps the most drastic mutilation man's erotic life has ever experienced.
The Incest taboo (n.) was aimed first at the son: the old totem rules leave the father free with his daughters but bar the son from his mother.
The Incest taboo (n.) insists that the genealogical history of one's choice of a lover shall not be recalled.
The Incest taboo (n.) cannot be explained by an instinctive dislike of it — incest is no uncommon event even today, and history shows it was the rule among the privileged.
The Incest taboo (n.) proves not a natural aversion to incest but a natural instinct in favour of it.
The Incest taboo (n.) would need no severe laws if there were no strong desire to break it: the first choice of love is incestuous, and resistance comes later.
The Incest taboo (n.) is the species defeating the individual: the boy gives up his mother, and conscience is born.