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't imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over.

But a scientific man must live in a little bit of style.

Bigger things than the State will fall, all religion will fall.

I'm plotting revolution against this lie that the majority has a monopoly of the truth. What are these truths that always bring the majority rallying round? Truths so elderly they are practically senile. And when a truth is as old as that, gentlemen, you can hardly tell it from a lie.

I must make up my mind which is right – society or I.

To live is to war with trolls in heart and woul. To write is to sit in judgement on oneself.

A forest bird never wants a cage.