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Freud, S. (1909). Letter from Sigmund Freud to Ernest Jones, October 31, 1909. The Complete Correspondence of Sigmund Freud a..

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Freud, S. (1909). Letter from Sigmund Freud to Ernest Jones, October 31, 1909. The Complete Correspondence of Sigmund Freud and Ernest Jones 1908-1939, 32-33

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Sigmund Freud

31 October 1909
Vienna, IX. Berggasse 19

Dear Dr. Jones,

Your letter gave me much satisfaction (I am too busy to write in English, but will try to be clear). I did note your inhibitions and think they were the reason why you were not really in favor of my trip to America. You were afraid that I would thwart your intentions and now you admit that this trip only promoted our cause. You have a particular need for complicated plans, instead of taking a direct route, and all sorts of other things may hide behind this constitutional predilection.

You treated our good friend Brill with unmistakable hostility and disdain, no doubt also out of personal motives, in other words, complex related motives. Now, I think, the cause is too great and vast, and we would not accomplish anything by means of clever delaying tactics. One could too easily run the risk of becoming deceitful and hide the essentials, which is in direct conflict with the spirit of Ψ A. It has always seemed to me best to be

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