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The confusion between temperament and character has had serious consequences for ethical theory. Preferences with regard to differences in temperament are mere matters of subjective taste. But differences in character are ethically of the most fundamental importance.

— Erich Fromm Man for Himself (1947)

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Immature love says: "I love you because I need you." Mature love says: "I need you because I love you."

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The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal.

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