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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

There is a close relationship between flowers and convicts. The fragility and delicacy of the former are of the same nature as the brutal insensitivity of the latter. – Jean Genet

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Prison
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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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There are times in history where a particular doctrine becomes a symbol of a greater problem. – Pat Robertson

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History

Im the biggest fighter in the history of the sport. If you dont believe it, check the cash register. – Mike Tyson

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History

The Thames is liquid history. – John Burns

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History

Well, I think that California has had a history of always spending more money than it takes in. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

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History

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Travel, which was once either a necessity or an adventure, has become very largely a commodity, and from all sides we are persuaded into thinking that it is a social requirement, too. – Jan Morris

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Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. – Leonardo da Vinci

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Every creature is a word of God. – Meister Eckhart

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