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...I'm no longer prepared to accept what people say and what's written in books. I must think things out for myself, and try to find my own answer.
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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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The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
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A forest bird never wants a cage.
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It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.
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A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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The sea possesses a power over one's moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.
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The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
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A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
Last Update: 28 January 2023
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