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One kills a man, one is an assassin one kills millions, one is a conqueror one kills everybody, one is a god.
Jean Rostand
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Jean Rostand
Age: 82 †
Born: 1894
Born: October 30
Died: 1977
Died: September 4
Biologist
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My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.
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I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan.
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