Who said “Where id is, there shall ego be.”?

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

SourceThe Anatomy of the Mental Personality (Lecture 31)

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Freud, S. (n.d.). Where id is, there shall ego be. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28372-where-id-is-there-shall-ego-be/

MLA

Freud, Sigmund. “Where id is, there shall ego be.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28372-where-id-is-there-shall-ego-be/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Freud, Sigmund. “Where id is, there shall ego be.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28372-where-id-is-there-shall-ego-be/.