A very popular error: having the courage of one's convictions; rather …

Friedrich Nietzsche
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A very popular error: having the courage of one's convictions; rather it is a matter of having the courage for an attack on one's convictions. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2009). Basic Writings of Nietzsche, p.226, Modern Library
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A very popular error: having the courage of one's convictions; rather it is a matter of having the courage for an attack on one's convictions. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2009). Basic Writings of Nietzsche, p.226, Modern Library

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