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“It is enough for me to hear someone talk sincerely about ideals, about the future, about philosophy, to hear him say “we" with a certain inflection of assurance, to hear him invoke "others" and regard himself as their interpreter - for me to consider him my enemy.”
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“You must torment people with your artistic delight, scaring mother and grandmother in the middle of the night.”
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“America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.”
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