It is the nobility of their style which will make our writers of 1840 unreadable forty years from now.
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- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: french
- Born: January 23, 1783
- Died: March 23, 1842
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You risked your life, but what else have you ever risked? Have you risked disapproval? Have you ever risked economic security? Have you ever risked a belief? I see nothing particularly courageous about risking one's life. So you lose it, you go to your hero's heaven and everything is milk and honey 'til the end of time. Right? You get your reward and suffer no earthly consequences. That's not courage. Real courage is risking something that might force you to rethink your thoughts and suffer...
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