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There is nothing with which it is so dangerous to take liberties as liberty itself.
Andre Breton
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Andre Breton
Age: 70 †
Born: 1896
Born: February 18
Died: 1966
Died: September 28
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Objects seen in dreams should be manufactured and put on sale.
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...with the end of my breath, which is the beginning of yours.
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