When people appear to be something other than good and decent, it is o…

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When people appear to be something other than good and decent, it is only because they are reacting to stress, pain, or the deprivation of basic human needs such as security, love, and self-esteem. ✨ Abraham Harold Maslow (1999). Toward a psychology of being, Wiley
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