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“Vom Mut Ich möchte an dieser Stelle ein bisschen über den Mut reden. Anton hat eben einem Jungen, der größer ist als er, zwei Ohrfeigen gegeben. Und da könnte man ja nun meinen, Anton habe Mut bewiesen. Es war aber gar nicht Mut, es war Wut. Und das ist ein kleiner Unterschied, nicht nur im Anfangsbuchstaben. Mut kann man nur haben, während man kaltes Blut hat. [...] Mut beweist man nicht mit der Faust allein, man braucht den Kopf dazu.”

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