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The oblivion, and I'll say even the historical error, are a key factor in the creation of a nation, to the extent that the progress of historical studies is often a danger to nationality.Ernest Renan
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Woe to him who becomes useless to human progress!Ernest Renan
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Islam has been liberal when it has been weak and violent when it has been strong.Ernest Renan
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The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.Ernest Renan
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Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.Ernest Renan
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A nation is a body of people who have done great things together.Ernest Renan
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Communism is in conflict with human nature.Ernest Renan
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The greatest men of a nation are those it puts to death.Ernest Renan
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In morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when realized in the world as fact.Ernest Renan
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Let us remember that sorrow alone is the creator of great things.Ernest Renan
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The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.Ernest Renan