Source: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
“You see, the point is that the strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.”
Dr. Stockmann, Act V
An Enemy of the People (1882)
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Sagen er den, ser I, at den stærkeste mand i verden, det er han, som står mest alene.
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