War will disappear only when men shall take no part whatever in violence and shall be ready to suffer every persecution that their abstention will bring them. It is the only way to abolish war.

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"The law in its majestic equality forbids the rich and the poor alike to sleep under bridges to beg in the streets and to steal bread. A republic is ugliness set free. "
"The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.

He was born in Paris and died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. He was a successful novelist with several best-sellers.