Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 16: Walden (One) and Walden Two. Quote 3

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Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 16: Walden (One) and Walden Two. Quote 3

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“The feeling of freedom is associated with doing the things a person wants to do. But why does he want to do them?” (p. 192)

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