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The majority never has right on its side. Never, I say! That is on

The majority never has right on its side. Never, I say! That is one of these social lies against which an independent, intelligent men must wage war. Who is it that constitute the majority of the population in a country? Is it the clever folk, or the stupid? I don – Henrik Ibsen

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