You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

Vous savez ce qu'est le charme : une manière de s'entendre répondre oui sans avoir posé aucune question claire. 

Albert Camus

The Fall

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Charm Persuasion

Author

Albert Camus

Source

The Fall

Medium

Novel

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Definition

Language

French

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Camus, Albert. La Chute [The Fall]. Editions Gallimard, 1956.

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A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers.

Albert Camus

The Fall

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Modern life

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Albert Camus
Source
The Fall
Medium
Novel
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. La Chute [The Fall]. Editions Gallimard, 1956.

Another quote from the 1950s

The day that this country ceases to be free for irreligion, it will cease to be free for religion—except for the sect that can win political power.

Robert H. Jackson

Zorach v. Clauson

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Freedom of religion

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Robert H. Jackson
Source
Zorach v. Clauson
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1952 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Jackson, Robert H. Dissenting Opinion. Zorach v. Clauson. United States Reports, vol. 343, 28 Apr. 1952, pp. 323-325. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/343/306/.

Another quote originally in French

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.

Voltaire

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Existence of God God

Author

Voltaire
Source
Letter to the Author of The Three Imposters
Medium
Letter
Language
French
Time
1768 1760s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Voltaire. Épître à l'Auteur du Livre des Trois Imposteurs [Letter to the author of The Three Impostors]. 10 Nov. 1770.

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A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

Kenneth Tynan

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Critics

Author

Kenneth Tynan
Statement Type
Definition
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Tynan, Kenneth. Quoted in "Critic Kenneth Tynan Has Mellowed But Is Still England's Stingingest Gadfly." Written by Godfrey Smith. The New York Times, 9 Jan. 1966.