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Why lower oneself to taking pride from being American or British, when you can boast of being man!

Jules Verne

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Jules Verne
Age: 77 †
Born: 1828
Born: February 8
Died: 1905
Died: March 24
Esperantist
Geographer
Librettist
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Science Fiction Writer
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Jules Gabriel Verne
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Aures habent et non audient` - `They have ears but hear not
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