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Alexandre Dumas was a 19th-century French writer and dramatist. Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Politics — Governance, civic duty, and the structures of power

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“Woman is sacred the woman one loves is holy.”
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“I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.”
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“Happiness is like those palaces in fairytales whose gates are guarded by dragons: We must fight in order to conquer it.”
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“True love always makes a man better, no matter what woman inspires it.”
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“Love is the most selfish of all the passions.”
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“He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.”
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