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The recent experiences of pocketbooks prove this. I have changed my public since my works have been published in a smaller format.

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Jean-Paul Sartre
Age: 74 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 1
Died: 1980
Died: January 1
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Paris
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Jean Paul Sartre
J.P. Sartre
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All-powerful god, who am I but the fear that I inspire in others?
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Lord, you have cursed Cain and Cain’s children: thy will be done. You have allowed men’s hearts to be corrupted, that their intentions be rotten, that their actions putrefy and stink: thy will be done.
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