We can put no trust in princes, popes, politicians, scholar… - R. D. Laing

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We can put no trust in princes, popes, politicians, scholars, or scientists, our worst enemy or our
best friend. With the greatest precautions, we may put trust in a source that is much deeper than
our egos-if we can trust ourselves to have found it, or rather, to have been found by it

R. D. Laing

The Dialectics of Liberation · October 1, 1971 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Ronald David Laing (usually known as R.D. Laing, October 7, 1927 – August 23, 1989) was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote on mental illness and the experience of psychosis.

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Native Name: Ronald David Laing

Alternative Names: Ronald Laing • R.D. Laing • Ronald D. Laing

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