The majority has the might — more's the pity — but it hasn'… - Henrik Ibsen

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The majority has the might — more's the pity — but it hasn't right. I am right — I and one or two other individuals like me. The minority is always right.

Henrik Ibsen

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About Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Johan Ibsen (20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of realism" and is considered one of the founders of Modernism in theatre.

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Birth Name: Henrik Johan Ibsen

Alternative Names: Henrich Johan Ibsen • Henrich Ibsen

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He last, late guest
To the gate we followed;
Goodbye – and the rest
The night-wind swallowed.

House, garden, street,
Lay tenfold gloomy,
Where accents sweet
Had made music to me.

It was but a feast
With the dark coming on;
She was but a guest –
And now, she is gone.

Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.

Først når vi døde våkner, ser vi det uopprettelige, nemlig at vi aldri har levet.

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