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“It seems to me a measure of the true perversity of the human race, that one of its very few reliably pleasurable activities should be the subject of so much hysteria and repression.”

Quote by Otto Gross

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Otto Gross (March 17, 1877 - February 13, 1920) was a German intellectual whose identity and profession remain unclear. His life and achievements are controversial, but his thoughts have had a profound impact on later social theory. more

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