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The first among mankind will always be those who make something imperishable out of a sheet of paper, a canvas, a piece of marble, or a few sounds.

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The soldier's lot is the most melancholy relic of barbarism (next to capital punishment) that lingers on among mankind.

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Observe this fact: in the history of mankind, every ruler who has lacked personal greatness has been forced to compensate for the deficiency by setting up the executioner at his right hand like a guardian angel.

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Alfred de Vigny

Alfred de Vigny
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Born: March 27, 1797
Died: September 17, 1863 (aged 66)
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