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It is above all man's social position that decides whether he will sublimate his sadism as a butcher, surgeon, or policeman.

Wilhelm Reich

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Wilhelm Reich
Age: 60 †
Born: 1897
Born: March 24
Died: 1957
Died: November 3
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