“I may indeed very well happen to contradict myself; but truth, as Demades said, I do not contradict.” WellsMaySaidHappensContradiction Author:Michel de Montaigne
“After all, what would be "beautiful" if the contradiction had not first become conscious of itself, if the ugly had not first said to itself: "I am ugly"?.” IfsFirstsSaidWould BeBeautifulConsciousUglyContradictionI Am Ugly Book:On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo Source: On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo
“Satire dramatizes better than any other use of it, the inherent contradiction of free speech that it functions best when what is being said is at its most outrageous.” SaidUseInternetSpeechFunctionContradictionSatireFree SpeechInherentOutrageous Book:Going Too Far Source: Going Too Far