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"The greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter."

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Suffering pulls us farther away from other human beings. It builds a wall made of cries and contempt to separate us.

— Elie Wiesel

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To observe a profoundly stupid individual can be very enriching, and that's why we should never feel contempt for them.

— Claude Chabrol

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