To be a human being means to possess a feeling of inferiority which constantly presses towards its own conquest... The greater the feeling of inferiority that has been experienced, the more powerful is the urge for conquest and the more violent the emotional agitation.

Alfred Adler

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Inferiority complex Human psychology Human nature

Author

Alfred Adler

Source

The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Psychologist Writer

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Austria Europe

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Citation

Adler, Alfred. The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler, edited by H. L. Ansbacher and R. R. Ansbacher. Harper Torchbooks, 1964.

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Language
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Citation

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