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An unromantic poem I mean to make, of one who only lives for duty’s sake.

Henrik Ibsen

I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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Majority Myself Revolution
There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk.
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Adventure Alive Risk Yourself
I’ve had the best possible chance of learning that what the working-classes really need is to be allowed some part in the direction of public affairs, Doctorto develop their abilities, their understanding and their self-respect.
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Allow Direction Learning Myself Need Possible Respect Working
You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me.
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Happiness Love Pleasant Yourself
To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness?
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Crave Happiness Possession Revolution Simplicity World
Happiness is worth a daring deed; we are both free if we but will it, and then the game is won.
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Action Dare Game Happiness Winning
To live is to war with trolls.
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Live Troll War
I’m no longer prepared to accept what people say and what’s written in books. I must think things out for myself, and try to find my own answer.
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Acceptance Answer Finding Myself Preparation Try
Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat
Friends are to be feared, not so much for what they make us do as what they keep us from doing.
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Fear Friendship Restriction
The greatest victory is defeat.
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Defeat Greatness One Liner Victory
Oh yes, right-right. What is the use of having right on your side if you have not got might?
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Right Side Yourself
Oh courage, oh yes! If only one had that. Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.
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Brave Courage Life Live Oneself
The spectacles of experience; through them you will see more clearly a second time.
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Experience Time Willing Yourself
I believe that, before all else, I’m a human being, no less than you.
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Believe Equality Human Humanity Myself Value Worth
It was then that I began to look into the seams of your doctrine. I wanted only to pick at a single knot; but when I had got that undone, the whole thing raveled out. And then I understood that it was all machine-sewn.
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Beginning Pick Understand Yourself

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