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The most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority.

Henrik Ibsen

I propose to raise a revolution against the lie that the majority has the monopoly of the truth.
HENRIK IBSEN

Lying Myself Raise Revolution Truth
It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.
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Animal Excuse Experiment Journal Politician Science
If only I could master that demon of procrastination that goes about like a roaring lion and devours all my good intentions, I should become the most punctual man in the world.
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Man Master Procrastination Punctual World
Writing has… been to me like a bath from which I have risen feeling cleaner, healthier, and freer.
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Freedom Health Myself Writing
Everything I touch seems destined to turn into something mean and farcical.
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Cruel Myself Touch
The costliness of keeping friends does not lie in what one does for them, but in what one, out of consideration for them, refrains from doing.
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Friendship Lying Oneself
This is life! It can harden and it can exalt!
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Experience Life
I’m plotting revolution against this lie that the majority has a monopoly of the truth. What are these truths that always bring the majority rallying round? Truths so elderly they are practically senile. And when a truth is as old as that, gentlemen, you can hardly tell it from a lie.
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Lying Old Practice Revolution Truth Yourself
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
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
The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life – he first individualizes.
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God Individual Life Man Struggle
I must make up my mind which is right – society or I.
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Mindset Myself Society
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
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Doubt Ground Stand Yourself
Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat
Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.
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Borrow Debt Finding Home Life
To live is – to war with trolls In the holds of the heart and mind
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Heart Hold Live Mindset Troll

The most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority.

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