The scars left from the child's defeat in the fight against irrational authority are to be found at the bottom of every neurosis.
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Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.
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Understanding a person does not mean condoning it only means that one does not accuse him as if one were God or a judge placed above him
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Authority is not a quality one person "has," in the sense that he has property or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation in which one person looks upon another as somebody superior to him.
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