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I am destined to pass through this world, wandering like an invisible meteor. Precisely because I am superior, I will have to empty the entire cup of sorrow and distress with no joy to cheer me. But the harsh intoxication of drinking from the chalice of sorrow is a superb pleasure that only one who tears his soul to shreds by himself, with his own hands, is given to taste.

— Bruno Filippi The Rebel’s Dark Laughter: The Writings of Bruno Filippi (1918)

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Cowardice, caressed by christianity, creates morality.

The Rebel’s Dark Laughter: The Writings of Bruno Filippi (1918)

Proudly alone, I break the chains that link me to you and separate myself from the pack of mangy dogs, submissive to the shepherd.

The Rebel’s Dark Laughter: The Writings of Bruno Filippi (1918)

Rebel, because today society oppresses me and tries to prevent the free expression of my being, I use every weapon to fight it.

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I, who have the strength and awareness to be my own motive force, will not be the little cog that is overwhelmed, annihilated by the heavy social gears.

The Rebel’s Dark Laughter: The Writings of Bruno Filippi (1918)

I envy the savages. And I will cry to them in a loud voice: “Save yourselves, civilization is coming.”

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