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Quote by Alfred Kinsey

“We are the recorders and reporters of facts - not the judges of the behaviors we describe.”

Quote by Alfred Kinsey

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Alfred Kinsey
Alfred Kinsey

Alfred Kinsey was an American biologist and sexologist renowned for his groundbreaking research on human sexuality. He founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, which is now known as the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. Kinsey's extensive interviews and subsequent publications, such as 'Sexual Behavior in the Human Male' and 'Sexual Behavior in the Human Female', revolutionized the understanding of sexual behavior in the United States. more

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