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As society is only possible if everyone, while living his own life, at the same time helps others to live; if every… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
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![“[...] this observing self often kills and withers anything that is under its scrutiny. The individual has now a persecuting observer in the very core of his being. It may be that the child becomes possessed by the alien and destructive presence of the observer who has turned bad in his absence…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/820/r-d-laing-4-155404_child-psychology_this-observing-self-often-kills-and-with_1378915.jpg)
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