Thus, the ultimate choice for a man, inasmuch as he is driven to transcend himself, is to create or to destroy, to love or to hate.
Erich FrommTo love somebody is not just a strong feeling - it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.
Erich FrommMan may be defined as the animal that can say ''I,'' that can be aware of himself as a separate entity.
Erich FrommMan does not only sell commodities, he sells himself and feels himself to be a commodity.
Erich FrommIf we begin to say, "Well, maybe we can cope better with the Russians if we also transform ourselves into a managed society, if we, as somebody put it the other day, train our soldiers to be like the Turks, who have fought so bravely in Korea, if we are willing to change our whole way of life for the sake of so-called "survival," then I think we do exactly that which threatens our survival.
Erich Fromm