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“An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain - the equality of all men.”

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Ignazio Silone
Ignazio Silone

Italian author born on May 1, 1900, and died on August 22, 1978. Ignazio Silone is renowned for his profound political and social commentary, a significant figure in 20th-century Italian literature. more

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