“Life is each human being's workshop. If a man survives a lifetime with his creative capacities intact, he has done his part to make a better world for all men.”

12. Prescription for Survival
Love and Power: The Psychology of Interpersonal Creativity (1966)

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American sociologist 1909–1985

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