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“The thing to do is to go on, in the same suave tone, from uttering a series of banalities to expressing a new and dangerous thought, without any break. If you succeed in this, the business is done. The reader will not forget - the new words will plague and torment him until he has accepted them.”

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Lev Shestov
Lev Shestov

Lev Shestov (February 13, 1866 - November 19, 1938) was a prominent Russian philosopher of the 20th century, known for his profound contributions to existentialism and religious philosophy. more

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