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" Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey. "

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" The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned. "

" In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go. "

" When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years. "

" Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild. "

" The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action. "

" The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law. "

" Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control. "

" When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music. "

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" No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings. "

" Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different things. "

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" Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. "

" Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it. "

" Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to. "

" Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine. "

" Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth. "

" The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled. "

" There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint. "

" It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire. "

" The first step towards philosophy is incredulity. "

" There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies. "

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