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Almost the whole of history is but a sequence of horrors.

Nicolas Chamfort

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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
Journalist
Philosopher
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Clarmont-Ferrand
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There some trifles well habited, as there are some fools well clothed.
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