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

Henrik Ibsen

Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves.
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Darkness Existence Fight Force Ourselves
Whenever I take up a newspaper, I seem to see Ghosts gliding between the lines. There must be Ghosts all the country over, as thick as the sand of the sea. We are, one and all, so pitifully afraid of the light.
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Country Ghost Light Myself Newspaper
Oh, law and order! I often think it is that that is at the bottom of all the misery in the world.
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Chaos Law Misery Myself Order Philosophy Thinking World
Nobody can put a character on paper without – at any rate in part and at times – sitting as a model for it himself.
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Character Himself Modeling Rate
I must make up my mind which is right – society or I.
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Mindset Myself Society
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.
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Known Myself Right Yourself
Marriage is something you have to give your whole mind to.
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Marriage Mindset Yourself
Helmer: “Before all else you are a wife and a mother.” Nora: “That I no longer believe. I believe that before all else I am a human being.”
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Human Myself Responsibility Role
In great memories there lies the seed of growth.
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Greatness Growth Memories
The sea possesses a power over one’s moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.
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General Nature Possession Power Sea
The great task of our time is to blow up all existing institutions to destroy.
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Destroy Existence Greatness Institution Task
This is life! It can harden and it can exalt!
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Experience Life
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.
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Demand Man Marriage
Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing.
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Extreme Mute Opinion Public
Look into any man’s heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed.
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Finding Heart Himself Man Please
The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life – he first individualizes.
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God Individual Life Man Struggle

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