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

Henrik Ibsen

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
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
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.
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Demand Man Marriage
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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Majority Myself Revolution
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
There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk.
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Adventure Alive Risk Yourself
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
It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life
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Crave Happiness Life Mark Spirit
The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
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Minority Rare Right Wrong
I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
Almost everyone who has gone to the bad early in life has had a deceitful mother.
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Bad Early Family Hard Time Mom
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
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Alone Man Strong
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
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
I’m inclined to think we are all ghosts-every one of us. It’s not just what we inherit from our mothers and fathers that haunts us. Its all kinds of old defunct theories, all sorts of old defunct beliefs, and things like that.
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Belief Inheritance Mom Myself Thinking
There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.
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Beautiful Freedom Home Life

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