Mach V (1968)
“9A. The world would be a much better place to live in if people would let the future take care of itself and concern themselves only with enjoying the present.”
9a the world would be a much better place to live in if people would let the future take care of itself and concern themselves only with en…
CITM_000c7d7e8a01 · 4 source instruments · 1 surface variant
Normalized stem
9a the world would be a much better place to live in if people would let the future take care of itself and concern themselves only with enjoying the present
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- 9A. The world would be a much better place to live in if people would let the future take care of itself and concern themselves only with enjoying the present.
Appears in
Mach V (1968)
“9A. The world would be a much better place to live in if people would let the future take care of itself and concern themselves only with enjoying the present.”
Machiavellianism Attitude Inventory (Mach V)
“9A. The world would be a much better place to live in if people would let the future take care of itself and concern themselves only with enjoying the present.”
Machiavellianism Scale - Mach V Attitude Inventory (Version 2)
“9A. The world would be a much better place to live in if people would let the future take care of itself and concern themselves only with enjoying the present.”
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