Idealism is like a castle in the air if it is not based on a solid foundation of social and political realism.
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I know the dark delight of being strange, The penalty of difference in the crowd, The loneliness of wisdom among fools.
Permalink to quote #12 If a man is not faithful to his own individuality, he cannot be loyal to anything.
Permalink to quote #14 And, hungry for the old, familiar ways, I turned aside and bowed my head and wept.
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