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People who feel insecure in social situations never miss a chance to exhibit their dominance over close, submissive friends, whomthey put down publicly, in front of everyone--by teasing, for example.

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Friedrich Nietzsche
Age: 55 †
Born: 1844
Born: October 15
Died: 1900
Died: August 25
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Classical Philologist
Classical Scholar
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Philologist
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Frîdrîk Nîtşe
Fridrih Wilhelm Niče
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Federico Nietzsche
Frédéric Nietzsche
Friederich Nietzsche
Fryderyk Nietzsche
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Social
Front
Dominance
Feel
Missing
Exhibits
Feels
Close
Publicly
Never
Example
Humiliation
People
Situation
Insecure
Teasing
Friends
Situations
Submissive
Chance
Miss
Exhibit
Everyone
Fronts
Tease

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