"A living creature develops a destructive impulse when……" — Wilhelm Reich
"A living creature develops a destructive impulse when it wants to destroy a source of danger... The original motive is not pleasure in destruction... I destroy in a dangerous situation because I want to live and do not want to have any anxiety. In short, the impulse to destroy serves a primary biological will to live..."
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56 Quotes by Wilhelm Reich
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Make it plain that you have no time for war, that you have more important things to do....let the diplomats…
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Once we open up to the flow of energy within our body, we can also open up to the flow…
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The working masses of men and women, they and they alone, are responsible for everything that takes place, the good…
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Sexually awakened women, affirmed and recognized as such, would mean the complete collapse of the authoritarian ideology
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And first and foremost, think straight, trust the quiet inner voice that tells you what to do. You hold your…
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Only one thing matters: live a good, happy life. Do your heart's bidding, even when it leads you on paths…
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There is no proof. There are no authorities whatever. No president, Academy, Court of Law, Congress or Senate on this…
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We shall no longer hang on to the tails of public opinion or to a non- existent authority on matters…
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I do not believe that to be religious in the best, authentic sense a man has to destroy his love…
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The question of how and why the encrustations and rigidifications of human emotional life are brought about led directly into…
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People should be _very_ careful when choosing the future fathers and mothers of their children. For that reason alone, it…
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Only you yourself can be your liberator!
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The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.
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