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So that we may not be like the Athenians, who never consulted except after the event done. [Fr., Afin que ne semblons es Athenians, qui ne consultoient jamais sinon apres le cas faict.]

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Francois Rabelais
Died: 1553
Died: April 9
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Chinon-sur-Vienne
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