Quote by Alexander Herzen
It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it b

It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this. – Alexander Herzen

Other quotes by Alexander Herzen

There is nothing in the world more stubborn than a corpse: you can hit it, you can knock it to pieces, but you cannot convince it. – Alexander Herzen

Category:
Tradition
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Slavery is the first step towards civilization. In order to develop it is necessary that things should be much better for some and much worse for others, then those who are better off can develop at the expense of others. – Alexander Herzen

Category:
Slavery
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Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically — while simulating a triumphant march forward — than it is done by the two English Houses of Parliament? – Alexander Herzen

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Parliament
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Now different races and nationalities cherish different ideals of society that stink in each others nostrils with an offensiveness beyond the power of any but the most monstrous private deed. – Rebecca West

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Ideology

There cannot be peaceful coexistence in the ideological realm. Peaceful coexistence corrupts. – Jiang Qing

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Ideology

The Third World is not a reality but an ideology. – Hannah Arendt

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Ideology

Whoever today speaks of human existence in terms of power, efficiency, and historical tasks is an actual or potential assassin. – Albert Camus

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Ideology

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The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. – Albert Einstein

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…letting the desert scratch its own thorny poetry on the enormous moon. – Douglas Woolf, Wall to Wall

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