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The institution of marriage would be damaged. Ideologically, marital morality must be kept intact, in spite of the contradictory facts of sexual life, because marriage is the backbone of the authoritarian family, which in turn is the breeding ground for authoritarian ideologies and character structure.

The institution of marriage would be damaged. Ideologically, marital morality must be kept intact, in spite of the contradictory facts of sexual life, because marriage is the backbone of the authoritarian family, which in turn is the breeding ground for authoritarian ideologies and character structure.

Approximate author period: c. 1927 AD · modern

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Wilhelm Reich
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Approximate author period: c. 1927 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Wilhelm Reich: life dates 1897 to 1957. Wikidata Q84412, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84412 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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