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Mistaking insolence for freedom has always been the hallmark of the slave.

Wilhelm Reich

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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
Freedom
Always
Mistaking
Insolence
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Slave

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