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Language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.

Abraham Maslow

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Abraham Maslow
Age: 62 †
Born: 1908
Born: April 1
Died: 1970
Died: June 8
Psychologist
Sociologist
University Teacher
Brooklyn
New York
Abraham Harold Maslow
Maslow
Preventing
Hiding
Communication
Thoughts
Language
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Concealing

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