#illusion

The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions. ↗

— Robert Wilson Lynd

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It is necessary to expose the false propaganda of the imperialists and thoroughly dispel the illusion that the imperialists will give up their positions in the colonies and dependent countries with good will. ↗

— Kim Il-sung

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Nothing like being visible, publishing one's work, and speaking openly about one's life, to disabuse the world of the illusion of one's perfection and purity. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

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Architects of grandeur are often the master builders of disillusionment. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

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No illusion is more crucial than the illusion that great success and huge money buy you immunity from the common ills of mankind, such as cars that won't start. ↗

— Larry McMurtry

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I never look at other people's work. My mind has to be completely focused on my own illusions. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

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Love is the child of illusion and the parent of disillusion. ↗

— Miguel de Unamuno

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If on the one side we do not harbor the illusion that the entire proletariat must be enlightened before it can be called into battle, so on the other we do not doubt that as much enlightenment as possible must be produced with oral and printed agitation. ↗

— Johann Most

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The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

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History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. It's one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldn't live without. ↗

— Howard Nemerov

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