Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either.
Erich FrommA society whose principles are acquisition, profit, and property produces a social character oriented around having, and once the dominant pattern is established, nobody wants to be an outsider, or indeed an outcast; in order to avoid this risk everybody adapts to the majority, who have in common only their mutual antagonism.
Erich FrommThe individual citizen has very little possibility of having any influence - of making his opinion felt in the decision-making.
Erich FrommTo love somebody is not just a strong feeling - it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.
Erich Fromm