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the inhabitants wage a relentless battle against the stigma of suburbia.
He knew how intelligent men could be broken by the stupidity of their superiors, how weeks of patient work night and day could be cast aside by such a man.
What do you do when a dream has come true? They realized then why the Party didn’t much care about intellectuals. I think they felt cheap, mostly, and ashamed. Ashamed of their beds and their rooms, their full bellies and their clever essays. Ashamed of their talents and their humour.
“Dieter had a theory that was pure Faust. Thought alone was valueless. You must act for thought to become effective.
Everything he admired or loved had been the product of intense individualism.
When had mass philosophies ever brought benefit or wisdom?
