Thinking is an experimental dealing with small quantities of energy, just as a general moves miniature figures over a map before setting his troops in action. (Sigmund Freud)

Thinking is an experimental dealing with small quantities of energy, just as a general moves miniature figures over a map before setting his troops in action.

Sigmund Freud

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