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“If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.”
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“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”
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“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“To be away from home and yet to feel oneself everywhere at home; to see the world, to be at the centre of the world, and yet to remain hidden from the world—impartial natures which the tongue can but clumsily define. The spectator is a prince who everywhere rejoices in his incognito.”
― The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays
― The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays
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