I hold that man is in the right who is most closely in league with the future.

Henrik Ibsen

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Progress Moral theory

Author

Henrik Ibsen

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1882 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Norway Europe

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Citation

Ibsen, Henrik. Letter to Georg Brandes. 3 Jan. 1882.

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Time
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