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December 17, 2005

kierkegaard on martyrs

The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.

What the age needs is not a genius - it has had geniuses enough, but a martyr, who in order to teach men to obey would himself be obedient unto death. What the age needs is awakening. And therefore someday, not only my writings but my whole life, all the intriguing mystery of the machine will be studied and studied. I never forget how God helps me and it is therefore my last wish that everything may be to his honor.


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Posted by amin at December 17, 2005 7:25 PM

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