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“Between two beings there is always the barrier of words. Man has so many ears and speaks so many languages. Should it nevertheless be possible to understand one another? Is real communication possible if word and language betray us every time? Shall, in the end, only the language of tanks and guns prevail and not human reason and understanding?”

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Joost Meerloo
Joost Meerloo

Joost Meerloo was a Dutch doctor and psychologist, born in 1903 in the Netherlands and died in 1976. He made extensive contributions to the fields of psychiatry and psychology, particularly in the study of war trauma and antisocial behavior. more

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