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Human beings seem to be far more autonomous and self-governed than modern psychological theory allows for.

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Abraham Maslow
Age: 62 †
Born: 1908
Born: April 1
Died: 1970
Died: June 8
Psychologist
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University Teacher
Brooklyn
New York
Abraham Harold Maslow
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