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When we are dealing with human beings, no truth has reality by itself it is always dependent upon the reality of the immediate relationship.

Rollo May

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Rollo May
Age: 85 †
Born: 1909
Born: April 21
Died: 1994
Died: October 22
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
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