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“Every man is a revolutionist concerning the thing he understands. For example, every person who has mastered a profession is a skeptic concerning it, and consequently a revolutionist.”

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Book:Nelly Sachs, Jean-Paul Sartre, George Bernard Shaw, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, René Sully-Prudhomme

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Nelly Sachs, Jean-Paul Sartre, George Bernard Shaw, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, René Sully-Prudhomme

This volume brings together a selection of significant literary contributions from five distinguished authors: Nelly Sachs, a Nobel laureate known for her poetry; Jean-Paul Sartre, a philosopher and playwright; George Bernard Shaw, a playwright and critic; Frans Eemil Sillanpää, a Nobel laureate for his novel 'The Unknown Soldier'; and René Sully-Prudhomme, a French poet. more

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George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 - November 2, 1950) was an Irish-British playwright, critic, and socialist. He is renowned for his satirical and witty dramatic works. more

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