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Saturday, July 16, 2022

Progress and Politics

Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), Bouvard and Pécuchet, chapter 6 (tr. anon.):
Bouvard mused: "Hey! progress! what humbug!" He added: "And politics, a nice heap of dirt!"

Bouvard songeait: «Hein, le Progrès, quelle blague!» Il ajouta: «Et la Politique, une belle saleté!»