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A Revolutionary Thought

“Whatever the nightmare, one takes a role in it, one is the protagonist, one is something. It is at night that the disinherited man triumphs. If we were to suppress bad dreams, there would be mass revolutions.” — E.M. Cioran (died 1995)


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  1. Chris says:

    What a beautiful, and somewhat tragic, thought. I suppose this not only relates to the grand scale cultural revolutions, but also to the smaller daily changes we should, but don’t, make.

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