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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 am sticking as closely to my subject as I can; for my subject is precisely this, that it is the masses, the majority
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Mass Myself Subject
When we dead awaken. We see that we have never lived.
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Awakening Dead Live
What sort of truths are they that the majority usually supports? They are truths that are of such advanced age that they are beginning to break up. And if a truth is as old as that, it is also in a fair way to become a lie, gentlemen.
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Fair Majority Support Truth
Oh courage, oh yes! If only one had that. Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.
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Brave Courage Life Live Oneself
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
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Alone Man Strong
Marriage is something you have to give your whole mind to.
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Marriage Mindset Yourself
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 am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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Majority Myself Revolution
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
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
A forest bird never wants a cage.
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Bird Cage Forest Freedom Wild
The majority is never right. Never, I tell you! That’s one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man can help rebelling against. Who are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the population — the intelligent ones or the fools?
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Fools Freedom Intelligence Lying Majority People Population Right
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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Community Myself Preparation
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
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
Whether I pound or am being pounded, all the same there will be moaning!
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Hustle Moaning Myself
Everything that I have written is closely related to something that I have lived through.
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Close Live Myself Relate Writing
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
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
To live is to war with trolls.
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Live Troll War
Many a man can save himself if he admits he’s done wrong and takes his punishment.
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Himself Man Punishment Save Wrong
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
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
Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves.
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Darkness Existence Fight Force Ourselves
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 majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
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Minority Rare Right Wrong
This is life! It can harden and it can exalt!
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Experience Life

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