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We cannot say that if a child is badly nourished he will become a criminal. We must see what conclusion the child has drawn.

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
Children
Badly
Drawn
Criminals
Conclusion
Child
Cannot
Become
Nourished
Must
Criminal

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