"The rationalization is exactly the same. Words like 'tempera..." — David Shore

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The rationalization is exactly the same. Words like 'temperament' and 'Oh, no! Ohh! How are the patients going to react?.' Aren't we judged by how we treat people? I don't mean as doctors. I mean as people. Especially those who... who don't have the same advantages that we have.

— David Shore, Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Richard Schiff

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Rationalization Temperament Patients Judged Advantages

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