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It is always easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.

Alfred Adler

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Alfred Adler
Age: 67 †
Born: 1870
Born: February 7
Died: 1937
Died: May 28
Ophthalmologist
Psychiatrist
Psychotherapist
Vienna
Austria
War
Easier
Inspirational
Fight
Live
Principles
Hypocrit
Always
Wisdom
Hypocrite
Politics
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Society
Libertarian
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