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Julien Benda quotes: And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died.

And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died.

Julien Benda quotes: The man of science, the artist, the philosopher are attached to their nations as much as the day-laborer and the merchant.

The man of science, the artist, the philosopher are attached to their nations as much as the day-laborer and the merchant.

Julien Benda quotes: It may be said that modern Europe with teachers who inform it that its realist instincts are beautiful, acts ill and honors what is ill.

It may be said that modern Europe with teachers who inform it that its realist instincts are beautiful, acts ill and honors what is ill.

Julien Benda quotes: All Europe, including Erasmus, has followed Luther.

All Europe, including Erasmus, has followed Luther.

Julien Benda quotes: The modern moralists extol ... the cult of practical activity in defiance of the disinterested life.

The modern moralists extol ... the cult of practical activity in defiance of the disinterested life.

Julien Benda quotes: The modern clercs have created in so-called cultivated society a positive romanticism of harshness. The have also created a romanticism of contempt.

The modern clercs have created in so-called cultivated society a positive romanticism of harshness. The have also created a romanticism of contempt.