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The greater the feeling of inferiority that has been experienced, the more powerful is the urge to conquest and the more violent the emotional agitation.
Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler
Born: Feb 7, 1870
Died: May 28, 1937

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Inferiority, Feeling, Has-Been, More, Emotional, Powerful, Greater, Been, Experienced, Urge, Agitation, Conquest, Violent

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