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Quote by Jean Rostand
We are not na?ve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men

We are not na?ve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job. – Jean Rostand

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Renown? Ive already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt. – Jean Rostand

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