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Lillian Hellman was an American playwright and screenwriter, renowned for her dramatic works and political activism. Her plays frequently delved into themes of political intrigue and personal morality, making her a significant figure in American theater during the mid-20th century.

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“[France] may be the only country in the world where the rich are sometimes brilliant.”

Wealth Rich France Brilliance Well Off

Book:An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir

Source: An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir

“Intellectuals can tell themselves anything, sell themselves any bill of goods, which is why they were so often patsies for the ruling classes in nineteenth-century France and England, or twentieth-century Russia and America.”

Thinking America Thoughts England Russia France Intellectuals Ruling Classes Patsies

Book:An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir

Source: An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir

“It {France} may be the only country in the world where the rich are sometimes brilliant.”

World May Country Sometimes Rich Brilliant France

Author:Lillian Hellman

“Intellectuals can tell themselves anything, sell themselves any bill of goods, which is why they were so often patsies for the ruling classes in 19th-century France and England, or 20th-century Russia and America.”

America Class Century Intellectual England Bills Sells Russia France Goods 20th Century Ruling 19th Century France And England

Author:Lillian Hellman

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Born: June 20, 1905
Died: June 30, 1984
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Quotes: 109

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