Quotation by

Henrik Ibsen

The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority.

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Henrik Ibsen is saying that when a large group of people agree too closely, they can suppress different ideas and limit individual freedoms. This majority can become harmful by enforcing conformity and preventing the truth from being fully expressed.

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