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The spontaneous reproduction of superimposed needs by the individual does not establish autonomy it only testifies to the efficacy of the control.

Herbert Marcuse

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Herbert Marcuse
Age: 81 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 19
Died: 1979
Died: July 29
Philosopher
Political Theorist
Sociologist
University Teacher
Berlin
Germany
Philosophy
Superimposed
Control
Testifies
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Leftists
Doe
Efficacy
Needs
Reproduction
Autonomy
Establish
Spontaneous

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