The only subversive mind is the one that questions the obligation to exist; all the others, the anarchist at the top of the list, compromise with the established order. (Emil Cioran)

The only subversive mind is the one that questions the obligation to exist; all the others, the anarchist at the top of the list, compromise with the established order.

Emil Cioran

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