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The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.

Erich Fromm

American Psychologist

Born: Mar 23, 1900

Died: Mar 18, 1980

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Insecurity, Ourselves, Secure, Must, Able, Feel, Task, Tolerate, Set

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The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity. Erich Fromm

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