Stendhal

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There is no such thing as "natural law": this expression is nothing but old nonsense…Prior to laws, what is natural is only the strength of the lion, or the need of the creature suffering from hunger or cold, in short, need.

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The Red and the Black

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Topic

Natural law Might makes right

Author

Stendhal

Source

The Red and the Black

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1819 1810s 19th century

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Original Citation

Stendhal. Le Rouge et le Noir: Chronique du XIXe siècle [The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of the 19th Century]. Vol. 2, Paris: A. Levasseur, c. 1830, ch. 44.

Current Citation

Stendhal. The Red and the Black, translated by Catherine Slater. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 2, ch. 44.

With the present system of education for girls any genius who happens to be born a woman can make no contribution to public happiness.

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Topic

Education of girls Oppression of women Human capital

Author

Stendhal

Source

On Love

Medium

Essay

Language

French

Time

1822 1820s 19th century

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Original Citation

Stendhal. De L'Amour [On Love]. Paris: Pierre Mongie, 1822, ch. 56.

Current Citation

Stendhal. Love, translated by Gilbert Sale and Suzanne Sale. Penguin Classics, 1975, ch. 56.

Politics in the middle of things that concern the imagination are like a pistol-shot in the middle of a concert.

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The Red and the Black

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Topic

Politics and culture Politics

Speaker

Julien Sorel

Author

Stendhal

Source

The Red and the Black

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1830 1830s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Stendhal. Le Rouge et le Noir: Chronique du XIXe siècle [The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of the 19th Century]. Vol. 2, Paris: A. Levasseur, c. 1830, ch. 22.

Current Citation

Stendhal. The Red and the Black, translated by Catherine Slater. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 2, ch. 22.