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Fear is the State's psychological weapon of choice to frighten citizens into sacrificing their basic freedoms and rule-of-law protections in exchange for the security promised by their all-powerful government.
Philip Zimbardo
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Philip Zimbardo
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: March 23
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New York City
New York
Philip George Zimbardo
Philip G. Zimbardo
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