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The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind - not the fiend or the sadist.

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Erich Fromm
Age: 79 †
Born: 1900
Born: March 23
Died: 1980
Died: March 18
Philosopher
Psychoanalyst
Psychologist
Sociologist
University Teacher
Writer
Frankfurt/Main
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Extraordinary
Ordinary
Danger
Mankind
Fear
Sadist
Power
Fiend
Men
Chief

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