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There is no such thing as natural law: this expression is nothing but old nonsense... Prior to laws, what is natural is only the strength of the lion, or the need of the creature suffering from hunger or cold, in short, need.

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Stendhal
Age: 59 †
Born: 1783
Born: January 23
Died: 1842
Died: March 23
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Marie-Henri Beyle
Henri Beyle
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