The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind. - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900): Daybreak. Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality
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蛇は脱皮できなければ死ぬしかない。同様に心も、その考えを変えることができないのなら、それはもはや心ではない。 - フリードリッヒ・ヴィルヘルム・ニーチェ (1844 - 1900): 『曙光 （道徳の偏見に関する考察）』
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