Who said “The only bodily organ which is really regarded as inferior is the atrophied penis, a…”?

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

SourceLecture 31, "The Dissection of the Psychical Personality' (1933).

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“The only bodily organ which is really regarded as inferior is the atrophied penis, a girl's clitoris.”
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Freud, S. (n.d.). The only bodily organ which is really regarded as inferior is the atrophied penis, a girl's clitoris. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/1316-the-only-bodily-organ-which-is-really-regarded/

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Freud, Sigmund. “The only bodily organ which is really regarded as inferior is the atrophied penis, a girl's clitoris.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/1316-the-only-bodily-organ-which-is-really-regarded/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Freud, Sigmund. “The only bodily organ which is really regarded as inferior is the atrophied penis, a girl's clitoris.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/1316-the-only-bodily-organ-which-is-really-regarded/.