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Violence as a way of gaining power... is being camouflaged under the guise of tradition, national honor [and] national security.

Alfred Adler

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Alfred Adler
Age: 67 †
Born: 1870
Born: February 7
Died: 1937
Died: May 28
Ophthalmologist
Psychiatrist
Psychotherapist
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