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The human mind, I believe, cares for the True only in the general character of an epoch.
Alfred de Vigny
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Alfred de Vigny
Age: 66 †
Born: 1797
Born: March 27
Died: 1863
Died: September 17
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Alfred Victor de Vigny
Alfred Victor
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An army is a nation within a nation, it is one of the vices of courage.
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