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It is sexual energy which governs the structure of human feeling and thinking.

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
Structure
Feeling
Energy
Feelings
Human
Humans
Thinking
Governs
Sexual

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