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Quotation by Anatole France:

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges...

Anatole France     (more by this author)

1844-1924 (Age at death: 80 approx.)

Anatole France was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Paris, and died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. He was a successful novelist, with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie française, and won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Country: France

Type: Prose
Context: Unknown
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I have a law degree (Stanford, 66') but have never practiced. Instead, from 1967 through 1977, I tried to contribute to the revolution in America. As unsuccessful as everyone else over that decade, in 1978 I went to work for the U.S. Forest (more...)
 

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A bit bourgeoisie, by GLloyd Rowsey on Thursday, Sep 16, 2010 at 8:37:31 AM

 
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