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Where id was, there ego shall be.

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This quote by Sigmund Freud explores the concept of the ego emerging from the id. It reflects Freud's theory that the ego develops as a mediator between the subconscious desires and the conscious mind.
Quote by Sigmund Freud
Psychologist, Austrian
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian psychologist and the founder of psychoanalysis.
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