Whenever we seek to avoid t... by M. Scott Peck, an American Psychologist

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“Whenever we seek to avoid the responsibility for our own behavior, we do so by attempting to give that responsibility to some other individual or organization or entity. But this means we then give away our power to that entity.”

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M. Scott Peck

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Name: M. Scott Peck

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: May 22, 1936

Date of Death: Sep 25, 2005

Profession: Psychologist

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