A THREAD on interesting ideas by Sigmund Freud:
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What progress we are making.
In the Middle Ages they would have burned me.
Now they are content with burning my books.
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What progress we are making.
In the Middle Ages they would have burned me.
Now they are content with burning my books.
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The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the decline of religious belief.
The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the decline of religious belief.
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The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind.
The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind.
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The dream is the liberation of the spirit from the pressure of external nature, a detachment of the soul from the fetters of matter.
The dream is the liberation of the spirit from the pressure of external nature, a detachment of the soul from the fetters of matter.
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The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization.
It was greatest before there was any civilization.
The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization.
It was greatest before there was any civilization.
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Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
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The creative writer does the same as the child at play; he creates a world of fantasy which he takes very seriously.
The creative writer does the same as the child at play; he creates a world of fantasy which he takes very seriously.
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One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
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Words have a magical power.
They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair; they can transfer knowledge from teacher to student.
Words enable the orator to sway his audience and dictate its decisions...
Words have a magical power.
They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair; they can transfer knowledge from teacher to student.
Words enable the orator to sway his audience and dictate its decisions...
...Words are capable of arousing the strongest emotions and prompting all men's actions.
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