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Man today being concerned with production and consumption as ends in themselves, has very little engergy time to devote himself to the true religious experience.

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
Today
Production
Little
Productions
Men
Concerned
Time
Religious
Experience
True
Ends
Devote
Littles
Consumption

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