You can take away a man's gods, but only to give him others in return.

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You can take away a man's gods, but only to give him others in return.

Carl Jung

1958

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God and man Decline of religion God Human nature

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Psychological literature

Time

1958

Person

Carl Jung

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Jung, Carl. Gegenwart und Zukunft [The Undiscovered Self], translated by R. F. C. Hull. Routledge & Kegen Paul, 1958.

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