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The sick individual finds himself at home with all other similarly sick individuals. The whole culture is geared to this kind of pathology.

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
Home
Geared
Whole
Pathology
Kind
Similarly
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Individuals
Sick
Individual
Culture

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