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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.

Henrik Ibsen

You see, there are some people that one loves, and others that perhaps one would rather be with.
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Love People Yourself
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
Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.
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Calm Certain Happiness Innocent
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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Majority Myself Revolution
Castles in the air – they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too.
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Build Castle Easy
Everything I touch seems destined to turn into something mean and farcical.
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Cruel Myself Touch
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
I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
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
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
The younger generation will come knocking at my door.
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Door Generation Myself Young
There are two kinds of spiritual law, two kinds of conscience, one in man and another, altogether different, in woman. They do not understand each other; but in practical life the woman is judged by man’s law, as though she were not a woman but a man.
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Conscience Different Kind Law Man Practice Spirituality Woman
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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Community Myself Preparation
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
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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