
Love between man and man is impossible because there must not be sexual intercourse and friendship between man and woman is impossible because there must be sexual intercourse.
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Dublinois, 1914, Un cas douloureux (A Painful Case)
Ouvrages, Lève-toi et charme (2015)
Love between man and man is impossible because there must not be sexual intercourse and friendship between man and woman is impossible because there must be sexual intercourse.
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Dublinois, 1914, Un cas douloureux (A Painful Case)
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À propos de l'Initiative populaire «Pour la protection face à la violence des armes»
To minimize my guilt at going to the pictures... I needed movie companions as drunkards need drinking partners. If I entered a cinema alone, God might plunge his arm through the roof of the auditorium booming in a stereophonic voice, "And you, Crisp, what are you doing here?" I would never have dared reply, "I’m just enjoying myself, Lord." I remembered too well what happened to Mr and Mrs Adam. A commissionaire with a flaming sword came and asked them to leave.
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The Naked Civil Servant (Fonctionnaire du nu)
“Si on juge de l'amour par la plupart de ses effets, il ressemble plus à la haine qu'à l'amitié.”
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
“Car l'amitié est un amour mutuel, & s'il n'est mutuel, ce n'est pas amitié.”
Introduction to the Devout Life (1609)
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is the place were all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our fathers is alive in our times, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
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Discours du 4 novembre 2008 à Chicago, pour la victoire aux élections présidentielles.
Discours de victoire