Freedom, though it has brought him independence and rationality, has made him isolated and, thereby, anxious and powerless.

Erich Fromm

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Topic

Downsides of freedom Modern life

Author

Erich Fromm

Source

Escape from Freedom

Genre

Psychological literature

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Psychologist Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Fromm, Erich. Escape from Freedom. Farrar & Rinehart, 1941, foreword.

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We have not journeyed all this way across the centuries, across the oceans, across the mountains, across the prairies, because we are made of sugar candy.

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Topic
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1941 1940s 20th century
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Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Some Chicken! Some Neck!" Joint session of Canadian Parliament. 30 Dec. 1941, Ottawa, Canada. Address.

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Churchill, Winston. "Some chicken! Some neck!', 30 December 1941, Parliament, Ottawa." Never Give In!: Winston Churchill's Speeches. A&C Black, 2013.

Another quote from 1941

The stuff that dreams are made of.

Samuel Spade

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1941 1940s 20th century
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Citation

The Maltese Falcon. Directed by John Huston, Warner Bros., 1941.