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So in every individual the two trends, one towards personal happiness and the other unity with the rest of humanity, must contend with each other.

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Sigmund Freud
Age: 83 †
Born: 1856
Born: May 6
Died: 1939
Died: September 23
Essayist
Neurologist
Philosopher
Psychiatrist
Psychoanalyst
Psychologist
Freiberg
Sigismund Schlomo Freud
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Two
Trends
Must
Unity
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Towards
Personal
Rest
Humanity
Happiness
Individual
Contend

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