The most important influence on a child is the character of its parents, rather than this or that single event.
Erich FrommHuman history began with an act of disobedience and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience.
Erich FrommOur vitality, and the vitality of each nation, rests on the sincerity and depth of the faith in the ideas which it announces, or pronounces.
Erich FrommI believe that love is the main key to open the doors to the "growth" of man. Love and union with someone or something outside of oneself, union that allows one to put oneself into relationship with others, to feel one with others, without limiting the sense of integrity and independence. Love is a productive orientation for which it is essential that there be present at the same time: concern, responsibility, and respect for and knowledge of the object of the union.
Erich Fromm