What the intellectual craves above all else is to be taken seriously, to be treated as a decisive force in shaping history. He is far more at home in a society that weighs his every word and keeps close watch on his attitudes then in a society that cares not what he says or does. He would rather be persecuted than ignored.
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For it is most true that a natural and secret hatred and
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Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.
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We are but a drop of water in a pool filled with diversity.
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While modern technology has given people powerful new communication tools, it apparently can do nothing to alter the fact that many people have nothing useful to say.
Man can be chained, but he cannot be domesticated.
Man can be chained, but he cannot be domesticated.
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When our individual interests and prospects do not seem worth living for, we are in desperate need for something apart from us to live for. All forms of dedication, devotion, loyalty and self-surrender are in essence a desperate clinging to something which might give worth and meaning to our futile, spoiled lives.
Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding.
Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding.
