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“The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.”
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“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”
― Prejudices First Series
― Prejudices First Series
“Nerve doctors who pathologize genius should have their heads bashed in with the collected works of genius. And those humanists who decry the vivisection of guinea pigs while while applauding the subjection of works of art to psychologizing deserve the same treatment.”
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“No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.”
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“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable...”
― Prejudices: Third Series
― Prejudices: Third Series
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