Wilhelm Reich
Wilhelm Reich
Wilhelm Reichwas an Austrian psychoanalyst, a member of the second generation of analysts after Sigmund Freud. The author of several influential books, most notably Character Analysis , The Mass Psychology of Fascism and The Sexual Revolution , Reich became known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth24 March 1897
CountryAustria
political facts genius
The fact that Hitler was a political genius unmasks the nature of politics in general as no other fact can.
men essentials problem
It is the basic evasion of the essential which is the problem of man.
war essentials example
The suppression of natural sexual gratification leads to various kinds of substitute gratifications. Natural aggression, for example, becomes brutal sadism which then is an essential mass-psychological factor in imperialistic wars.
lonely teaching taken
For centuries great, brave, lonely men have been telling you what to do. Time and again you have corrupted, diminished and demolished their teachings; time and again you have been captivated by their weakest points, taken not the great truth, but some trifling error as your guiding principal.
feelings stressed belief
Hitler repeatedly stressed that one could not get at the masses with arguments, proofs, and knowledge, but only with feelings and beliefs.
men sadism social
It is above all man's social position that decides whether he will sublimate his sadism as a butcher, surgeon, or policeman.
war important earth
Make it plain that you have no time for war, that you have more important things to do....let the diplomats and marshals of the earth shoot each other.
responsibility sides pioneers
On all sides, life is surrounded by hostility. This puts us under an obligation.
being-yourself men thinking
And first and foremost, think straight, trust the quiet inner voice that tells you what to do. You hold your life in your hands, don't entrust it to anyone else, least of all to your chosen leaders. BE YOURSELF! Any number of great men have told you that.
dangerous-situations anxiety want
A living creature develops a destructive impulse when it wants to destroy a source of danger... The original motive is not pleasure in destruction... I destroy in a dangerous situation because I want to live and do not want to have any anxiety. In short, the impulse to destroy serves a primary biological will to live...
race differences age
I am well aware of the fact that the human race has known about the existence of a universal energy related to life for many ages. However, the basic task of natural science consisted of making this energy usable. This is the sole difference between my work and all preceding knowledge.
space chaos theory
Scientific theory is a contrived foothold in the chaos of living phenomena.
determination freedom mean
If 'freedom' means, first of all, the responsibility of every individual for the rational determination of his own personal, professional and social existence, then there is no greater fear than that of the establishment of general freedom.
powerful character reality
The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally necessary character. The bubonic plague was an extraordinarily powerful social reality, but no one would have regarded it as vitally necessary.