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The difference between a man who faces death for the sake of an idea and an imitator who goes in search of martyrdom is that the former expresses his idea most fully in death while the latter really enjoys the bitterness of failure.

Source: The Journals of Soren Kierkegaard: A Selection, no. 46, entry for Mar 1836.
-- Soren Kierkegaard, (May 5 1813-1855), Danish philosopher, writer; He was the founder of existentialism and famous for his critique of systematic rational philosophy, e.g., Hegelianism.

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