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On Rousseau's 'Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains':
It would be equally correct to say that sheep are born carnivorous, and everywhere they nibble grass.
Émile Faguet
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In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
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Émile Faguet
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Born:
December 17, 1847
Died:
June 7, 1916
(aged 68)
Bio:
Auguste Émile Faguet was a French author and literary critic.
Known for:
Initiation into Philosophy
The cult of incompetence
Propos de théâtre (1903)
The dread of responsibility
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