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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

To live is – to war with trolls In the holds of the heart and mind
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Heart Hold Live Mindset Troll
I propose to raise a revolution against the lie that the majority has the monopoly of the truth.
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Lying Myself Raise Revolution Truth
To live is to war with trolls.
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Live Troll War
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 have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
Different people have different duties assigned them by Nature; Nature has given one the power or the desire to do this, the other that. Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Different Independent Oneself People Responsibility Sing
Poetry is to hold judgment on your soul.
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Hold Judgement Poetry Soul Yourself
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one’s self?
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Alone Difference Oneself
To see one’s goal and to drive toward it, steeling one’s heart, is most uplifting.
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Goals Heart Oneself See Uplift
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 majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
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Minority Rare Right Wrong
Now I am steel-set: I follow the call to the clear radiance and glow of the heights.
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Call Follow Glow Myself Radiance
A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.
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Action Leave Word
A forest bird never wants a cage.
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Bird Cage Forest Freedom Wild
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

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

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