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" To say 'we' and mean 'I' is one of the most recondite insults. "

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" In the end, glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than glorification of the splendid system that makes them so. "

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" Every work of art is an uncommitted crime. "

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" He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing his critique of society as an ideology for his private interest. "

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