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I am sticking as closely to my subject as I can; for my subject is precisely this, that it is the masses, the majority

Henrik Ibsen

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 in heart and woul. To write is to sit in judgement on oneself.
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Heart Judgement Live Oneself Sit Troll War Writing
The devil is compromise.
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Compromise Devil One Liner
When we dead awaken. We see that we have never lived.
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Awakening Dead Live
Oh, yes–you can shout me down, I know! But you cannot answer me. The majority has might on its side–unfortunately; but right it has not.
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Known Myself Right Yourself
It’s a release to know that in spite of everything a premeditated act of courage is still possible.
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Act Courage Known Possible Release
Don’t use that foreign word: ideals. We have the excellent native word: lies.
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Excellence Foreign Ideal Lying Word
The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.
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Accomplishment Greatness Secret Yourself
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
In great memories there lies the seed of growth.
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Greatness Growth Memories
I must make up my mind which is right – society or I.
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Mindset Myself Society
A party is like a sausage machine, it grinds up all sorts of heads together into the same baloney.
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Head Machine Togetherness
That is the accursed thing about small surroundings — they make the soul small.
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Heart Small Soul Surround
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
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Alone Man Strong
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
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

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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