A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would disgrace the individual.

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose,...

We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose,...

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a...

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a...

And now look at the great war still devastating Europe: think of the colossal brutality,...

And now look at the great war still devastating Europe: think of the colossal brutality,...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it...

Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it...

The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling...

The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling...

What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of...

What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of...

Like the physical, the psychical is not necessarily in reality what it appears to us...

Like the physical, the psychical is not necessarily in reality what it appears to us...

What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now...

What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now...

Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls...

Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls...

We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.

We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.

Opposition is not necessarily enmity; it is merely misused and made an occasion for enmity.

Opposition is not necessarily enmity; it is merely misused and made an occasion for enmity.

Anatomy is destiny.

Anatomy is destiny.

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a...

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a...

We have to distinguish two classes of instincts, one of which, the sexual instincts or...

We have to distinguish two classes of instincts, one of which, the sexual instincts or...

It seems to be my fate to discover only the obvious: that children have sexual...

It seems to be my fate to discover only the obvious: that children have sexual...

I have yet not been able to answer the great question that has never been...

I have yet not been able to answer the great question that has never been...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the...

To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the...

A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only...

A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only...

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...