Conventional Quote by Robert Jay Lifton

“It may sound terrible, but I often say that the military saved me from a conventional life in the United States and I've never really thanked them for it, because I haven't exactly been pro-military in my work.” quote by Robert Jay Lifton — Download Open image

“It may sound terrible, but I often say that the military saved me from a conventional life in the United States and I've never really thanked them for it, because I haven't exactly been pro-military in my work.”

Robert Jay Lifton

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