Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.
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It was previously a question of finding out whether or not life had to have a meaning to be lived. It now becomes clear, on the contrary, that it will be lived all the better if it has no meaning.
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A liking for truth at any cost is a passion that spares nothing and that nothing resists. Its a vice, at times a comfort, or a selfishness.
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The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.
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