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Sigmund Freud. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceTotem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics (1913)

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“Conscience is the internal perception of the rejection of a particular wish operating within us.”
— Sigmund Freud
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Freud, S. (n.d.). Conscience is the internal perception of the rejection of a particular wish operating within us. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11183-conscience-is-the-internal-perception-of-the-rejection/

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Freud, Sigmund. “Conscience is the internal perception of the rejection of a particular wish operating within us.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11183-conscience-is-the-internal-perception-of-the-rejection/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Freud, Sigmund. “Conscience is the internal perception of the rejection of a particular wish operating within us.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11183-conscience-is-the-internal-perception-of-the-rejection/.

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