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“Freud answers by suggesting that the harshness that can be shown by the superego is a result of the channelling of part of the id’s destructiveness through the superego.” quote by Joseph Sandler — Download Open image

““Freud answers by suggesting that the harshness that can be shown by the superego is a result of the channelling of part of the id’s destructiveness through the superego.””

Joseph Sandler

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