The family only represents one aspect, however important an… - Havelock Ellis

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The family only represents one aspect, however important an aspect, of a human being's functions and activities...A life is beautiful and ideal, or the reverse, only when we have taken into our consideration the social as well as the family relationship.

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Havelock Ellis (February 2, 1859 – July 8, 1939) was a British doctor, sexual psychologist and social reformer.

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Birth Name: Henry Havelock Ellis

Alternative Names: H. Havelock Ellis

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