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The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently."
— Friedrich Nietzsche #youthcomingofage

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The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently. — Friedrich Nietzsche

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Friedrich Nietzsche was a Philosopher from Kingdom of Prussia (1844–1900).

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This quote is attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche, a Philosopher from Kingdom of Prussia.
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Friedrich Nietzsche lived from 1844 – 1900.
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