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Norman O. Brown was an American philosopher and scholar whose work explored the intersections of psychology, philosophy, and cultural criticism. His groundbreaking writings on the nature of human freedom and societal structures have inspired generations of thinkers. Brown's work encourages individuals to challenge the status quo and question deeply ingrained systems, providing a philosophical framework for understanding the complexities of human existence and the potential for social transformation.
"Freedom is poetry, taking liberties with words, breaking the rules of normal speech, violating common sense. Freedom is violence."
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"The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future."
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"In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science to state what common sense and the poets have long known - that the essence of money is in its absolute worthlessness."
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