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One can not be just if one is not humane.

Luc de Clapiers

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Luc de Clapiers
Age: 31 †
Born: 1715
Born: August 6
Died: 1747
Died: May 28
Essayist
Military Personnel
Philosopher
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Nothing endures except truth.
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Necessity embitters the evils which it cannot cure.
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