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Quote by Karl Jaspers

“Only in those moments when I exercise my freedom am I fully myself.”

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Karl Jaspers was a prominent German psychiatrist and philosopher, born on February 23, 1883, in Hamburg, Germany, and died on February 26, 1969. He had a profound impact on the fields of psychiatry and philosophy with his unique philosophical perspective and theories on mental illness. more

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