"Yes, because verbal excess always degenerates into physical violence. At the root of violence are often intellectuals, leaders, those who write or speak, and who lead others, the "followers," with their murderous phrases, into poisonous and dangerous situations. The phrase by Victor Hugo that I placed at the top illustrates this idea well. Insult, this poverty of spirit, and denigration, which is a convenience, are both a weapon of the weak."
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