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Erich Fromm Quotes: Man may be defined as the animal that can say ''I,'' that can be aware of himself as a separate entity.
         

Man may be defined as the animal that can say ''I,'' that can be aware of himself as a separate entity.


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The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.



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