Home / Quotes / Quote by Erich Fromm

Quote by Erich Fromm

“We must make a decision of values.”

Author

Erich Fromm, born on March 23, 1900 in Germany and died on March 18, 1980, was a renowned psychologist. His research covered a wide range of fields including anthropology, philosophy, and religion, particularly known for his studies on human psychology and interpersonal relationships. more

“If our supreme value is the development of the Western tradition - of a man for whom the highest thing in life is man, for whom love for man, respect for man, and the dignity of man, are supreme values - then we cannot ask the question that says, "if it is better for our survival, might we drop these values?"”

Ifs Men Might Life Is Values Asks Development Survival Highest Tradition Dignity Western Supreme Things In Life

Author:Erich Fromm

“If we begin to say, "Well, maybe we can cope better with the Russians if we also transform ourselves into a managed society, if we, as somebody put it the other day, train our soldiers to be like the Turks, who have fought so bravely in Korea, if we are willing to change our whole way of life for the sake of so-called "survival," then I think we do exactly that which threatens our survival.”

Ifs Thinking Way Wells Whole Willing Survival Train Sake Soldier Korea Willing To Change

Author:Erich Fromm

“Our vitality, and the vitality of each nation, rests on the sincerity and depth of the faith in the ideas which it announces, or pronounces.”

Ideas Nations Depth Sincerity Vitality

Author:Erich Fromm

“I think our danger is that we talk one thing, and we feel and act another thing.”

Thinking Feels One Thing Danger

Author:Erich Fromm