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− | <blockquote>It is comprehensible that children should tell lies when in doing so they mimic the lies of grownup people. But a number of the lies of well-brought-up children have a peculiar significance, and should cause their instructors to reflect rather than to be angry. These lies proceed from the influence of an excessive love motive.<ref>{{IML}}</ref></blockquote> | + | <blockquote>It is comprehensible that [[children]] should tell lies when in doing so they mimic the lies of grownup [[people]]. But a [[number]] of the lies of well-brought-up children have a peculiar [[significance]], and should [[cause]] their instructors to reflect rather than to be angry. These lies proceed from the influence of an excessive [[love]] motive.<ref>{{IML}}</ref></blockquote> |
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Latest revision as of 03:49, 24 May 2019
Freudian Dictionary
It is comprehensible that children should tell lies when in doing so they mimic the lies of grownup people. But a number of the lies of well-brought-up children have a peculiar significance, and should cause their instructors to reflect rather than to be angry. These lies proceed from the influence of an excessive love motive.[1]