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It’s a release to know that in spite of everything a premeditated act of courage is still possible.

Henrik Ibsen

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
A forest bird never wants a cage.
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Bird Cage Forest Freedom Wild
Helmer: I would gladly work night and day for you. Nora- bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no man would sacrafice his honor for the one he loves. Nora: It is a thing hundreds of thousands of women have done.
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Day Man Night Sorrow Woman
The most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority.
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Compact Dangerous Enemy Majority
This is life! It can harden and it can exalt!
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Experience Life
To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.
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Agony Death Execution Himself Willing
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 have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
So to conduct one’s life as to realize oneself-this seems to me the highest attainment possible to a human being. It is the task of one and all of us, but most of us bungle it.
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Life Myself Possible Realize
Everything that I have written is closely related to something that I have lived through.
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Close Live Myself Relate Writing
Don’t use that foreign word: ideals. We have the excellent native word: lies.
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Excellence Foreign Ideal Lying Word
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one’s self?
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Alone Difference Oneself
In the decisive moment I won the victory over myself. I chose to live. And believe me, it takes courage to choose life under those circumstances.
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Circumstance Decision Moments Victory
What’s to become of the morally sound? Left out in the cold, I suppose. We must heal the sick.
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Cold Healing Sick Sound
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
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Doubt Ground Stand Yourself
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

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