Quote by Henrik Ibsen, Ghosts

What we have inherited from our fathers and mothers is not all that 'walks in us.' There are all sorts of dead ideas and lifeless old beliefs. They have no tangibility, but they haunt us all the same and we can not get rid of them. Whenever I take up a newspaper I seem to see Ghosts gliding between the lines. Ghosts must be all over the country, as thick as the sands of the sea.

What we have inherited from our fathers and mothers is not a

Summary

This quote by Henrik Ibsen highlights how our inherited beliefs and ideas from our predecessors are not the sole components shaping who we are. We also carry within us outdated and dormant notions that linger despite lacking substance. These 'ghosts' of past ideologies continue to influence us, appearing subtly but persistently in our daily lives. Even in something as mundane as reading a newspaper, we can perceive their presence, suggesting that these specters haunt society collectively. The quote implies that confronting and liberating ourselves from these phantoms is a challenging task given their prevalence and pervasiveness.

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