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“When a person tries to act in accordance with his conscience, when he tries to speak the truth, when he tries to behave like a citizen, even in conditions where citizenship is degraded, it won't necessarily lead anywhere, but it might. There's one thing, however, that will never lead anywhere, and that is speculating that such behavior will lead somewhere.”

Trying Persons Might Speak One Thing Conditions Citizens Behavior Conscience Behave Citizenship Speak The Truth

Author:Vaclav Havel

“For one thing, to predict the advent of big business was considering the conditions of Marx's day an achievement in itself.”

Bigs One Thing Conditions Achievement Considering Big Business Advent

Book:Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy

Source: Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy

“With the disintegration of all that [Nietzsche] had revered, existence, to him, had become a desert in which only one thing remained, namely that which had relentlessly forced him into this path: truthfulness that knows no limits and is not subject to any condition.”

Knows Existence Path One Thing Conditions Subjects Limits Desert Truthfulness Disintegration

Book:Nietzsche: An Introduction to the Understanding of His Philosophical Activity

Source: Nietzsche: An Introduction to the Understanding of His Philosophical Activity

“Ruthven surmised that he had hit upon some of the central deceptions which had wrecked him and reduced him and so many of his colleagues to this condition. To surmise was not to conquer, of course; he was as helpless as ever but there was a dim liberation in seeing how he had been lied to, and he felt that at least he could take one thing from the terrible years through which he had come: he was free of self-delusion.”

Years Self Courses Felt Seeing One Thing Conditions Terrible Conquer Deception Liberation Delusion Helpless Colleagues Lied Self Delusion

Book:Breakfast in the Ruins

Source: Breakfast in the Ruins

“One thing that makes France different from other countries is the tradition of social solidarity. People from all backgrounds and political positions are willing to contribute for services and protection of society as a whole - but on the condition that money is being spent effectively and that everyone is paying their part.”

People Different Country Whole Political Social One Thing Conditions Position Willing Tradition Protection Backgrounds France Other Countries Solidarity

Author:Francois Hollande