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“My assumption is that fundamentally the picture of the human animal, as developed by Freud, is largely right.”

Quote by Peter Gay

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Peter Gay was an American historian and cultural critic, born on June 20, 1923, and died on May 12, 2015. He is renowned for his extensive research in the cultural history of 18th-century Europe, and his works have had a profound impact on subsequent generations. more

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