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Society ... can afford to grant more than before because its interests have become the innermost drives of its citizens.

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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
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Citizens
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Innermost
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Become
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