David Riesman Quotes
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The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other.
David Riesman
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Author Details:
Type:
Sociologist Quotes
Category:
American Sociologist Quotes
Date of Birth:
September 22, 1909
Date of Death:
May 10, 2002
Nationality:
American
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Autonomy,
Become,
Both,
Created,
Different,
Each,
Equal,
Free,
Freedom,
Idea,
Individual,
Lose,
Men,
Misleading,
Other,
Seeking,
Social,
Their,
True
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