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We live in a world of things, and our only connection with them is that we know how to manipulate or to consume them.
Erich Fromm
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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
World
Consumption
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Connection
Connections
Consumerism
Growth
Consume
History
Manipulation
Live
Materialism
Things
Manipulate
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