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There is nothing more poetic than the truth. He who does not see poetry in it will always be a poor versifier outside of it.

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Principles are things which one calls upon to avoid something unpleasant.

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Multatuli

Multatuli

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Born: March 2, 1820

Died: February 19, 1887 (aged 66)

Bio: Eduard Douwes Dekker, better known by his pen name Multatuli, was a Dutch writer famous for his satirical novel Max Havelaar, which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies.

Known for:

Max Havelaar (1860)
Woutertje Pieterse
Walter Pieterse: A Story of Holland
Millionen-studien (1873)

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