„It appears to me that one defeats the fanatic precisely by not being a fanatic oneself, but on the contrary by using one’s intelligence.“

— George Orwell

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„I am a fanatic lover of liberty, considering it as the unique condition under which intelligence, dignity and human happiness can develop and grow;“
— Mikhail Bakunin
„One of the risks of appearing in public is the likelihood of being photographed.“
— Diane Arbus
„This is the epitaph I want on my tomb: "Here lies one of the most intelligent animals who ever appeared on the face of the Earth."“
— Benito Mussolini
„Yes, he is intelligent. But we must be more intelligent. We must be so intelligent that he does not suspect us of being intelligent at all.“
— Agatha Christie
„Far or forgot to me is near;Shadow and sunlight are the same;The vanished gods to me appear;And one to me are shame and fame.“
— Ralph Waldo Emerson