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Only the liberation of the natural capacity for love in human beings can master their sadistic destructiveness.

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Wilhelm Reich
Age: 60 †
Born: 1897
Born: March 24
Died: 1957
Died: November 3
Academic
Philosopher
Psychiatrist
Psychoanalyst
Sex Educator
Writer
Capacity
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Destructiveness
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Liberation
Life
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