"My conclusion is, in short, that not only the great men, but those that rise, however slightly above the average level, and are able to say something new, are, by nature, and even inevitably criminals. If they were not, it would be difficult to escape the routine. Do not want to stay in it, and I do not think you should do (...) Men can be divided in general and according to the order of nature, into two categories: a lower, that of ordinary individuals, ie the flock whose sole mission is to reproduce beings like themselves, and an upper, that of the real men who like to leave hear in their environment 'new words'. The first category is composed of conservative men, wise, living in obedience, because that obedience of love. And I think that they are obliged to obey, then this is your role in life and they see nothing demeaning in performance. In the second category, missing all the laws, or at least all tend to rape by all means. Naturally, the crimes committed by them are relative and diverse. In most cases, these men claim, with different formulas, the destruction of the established order in favor of a better world. And to ensure the triumph of his ideas, if necessary spend heaps of corpses and rivers of blood. My opinion is that they can afford to do so, but ... that ... is that clear, taking into account the type and importance of their ideas (...) The men of the first category are owners of this, those of the Two of future. The two have a reason to exist. In a word, I think we all have the same rights. Vive la guerre éternelle donc ... until the New Jerusalem
In Fedor Dostoevsky in Crime and Punishment . The drawing is "Portrait of an extraordinary man" by the Board.
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