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I have never observed other effects of whipping than to render boys more cowardly, or more willfully obstinate.

Michel de Montaigne

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Michel de Montaigne
Age: 59 †
Born: 1533
Born: February 28
Died: 1592
Died: September 13
Autobiographer
Essayist
French Moralist
Jurist
Philosopher
Poet Lawyer
Politician
Translator
Writer
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
Never
Whipping
Obstinate
Cowardly
Render
Observed
Punishment
Effects
Boys
Willfully

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