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Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves.

Henrik Ibsen

Oh, yes–you can shout me down, I know! But you cannot answer me. The majority has might on its side–unfortunately; but right it has not.
HENRIK IBSEN

Known Myself Right Yourself
Castles in the air – they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too.
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Build Castle Easy
NORA: I must stand on my own two feet if I’m to get to know myself and the world outside. That’s why I can’t stay here with you any longer.
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Known Myself Stand World
The most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority.
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Compact Dangerous Enemy Majority
If I cannot be myself in what I write, then the whole is nothing but lies and humbug.
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Lying Myself Writing
The man-at-arms is the only man.
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Distance Man
The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
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Freedom Society Spirituality Truth
A party is like a sausage machine, it grinds up all sorts of heads together into the same baloney.
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Head Machine Togetherness
The devil is compromise.
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Compromise Devil One Liner
Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
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Average Happiness Himself Man Stroke
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
Money brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends.
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Appetite Food Friendship Medicine Money Yourself
A marriage based on full confidence, based on complete and unqualified frankness on both sides; they are not keeping anything back; there’s no deception underneath it all. If I might so put it, it’s an agreement for the mutual forgiveness of sin.
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Agreement Confidence Forgiveness Marriage Myself
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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Majority Myself Revolution
What’s a man’s first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.
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Brief Himself Man Responsibility
Oh, one soon makes friends with invalids; and I need so much to have someone to live for.
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Friendship Live Myself Need

Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves.

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