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Quote by Ernest Renan

“To have common glories in the past, a common will in the present; to have done great things together, to will to do the like again, — such are the essential conditions for the making of a people.”

Quote by Ernest Renan

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Ernest Renan was a French philosopher, historian, and critic, known for his work on the philosophy of history and his influential book 'The Life of Jesus'. His ideas significantly influenced the study of religion and the understanding of Jesus Christ. more

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