Quote by Jean Genet
Crimes of which a people is ashamed constitute its real history. T

Crimes of which a people is ashamed constitute its real history. The same is true of man. – Jean Genet

Other quotes by Jean Genet

Would Hamlet have felt the delicious fascination of suicide if he hadnt had an audience, and lines to speak? – Jean Genet

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Suicide
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The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them. – Jean Genet

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Success
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We know that their adventures are childish. They themselves are fools. They are ready to kill or be killed over a card-game in which an opponent — or they themselves — was cheating. Yet, thanks to such fellows, tragedies are possible. – Jean Genet

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Delinquency
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Other Quotes from
History
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I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else – I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations. – Queen Elizabeth II

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History

History is a vast early warning system. – Norman Cousins

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History

The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history. – Vladimir Putin

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History

Be as a tower firmly set Shakes not its top for any blast that blows. – Dante Alighieri

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History

Random Quotes

Im very wary of trust, you see. – Kristin Scott Thomas

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Trust

Its funny, having the same name as someone. Me, Emma Watson and Emma Stone, the amount of times Ive been called Emma Watson or Emma Stone is so funny. Its just cause were all named Emma. None of us look alike. – Emma Roberts

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funny

Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot. – Groucho Marx

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funny

Time and I against any two. – Proverb

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Time