Quotes from bookThe Devil and the Good Lord
The Devil and the Good Lord is a 1951 play by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. The play concerns the moral choices of its characters, warlord Goetz, clergy Heinrich, communist leader Nasti and others during the German Peasants' War. The first act follows Goetz' transformation from vicious war criminal to a "good" person of noble deeds, as during a siege of the town of Worms, he decides not to massacre its citizens.
“I tell you in truth: all men are Prophets or else God does not exist.”
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Act 1
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“If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat.”
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Act 1
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“When the rich make war, it's the poor that die.”
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Quand les riches se font la guerre, ce sont les pauvres qui meurent.
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Source: Le diable et le bon dieu
“Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it.”
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Act 2, sc. 3
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“It is not the same thing. You are perhaps not lying, but you are not telling the truth.”
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Act 1
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“One cannot become a saint when one works sixteen hours a day.”
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Act 5, sc. 2
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“I am not virtuous. Our sons will be if we shed enough blood to give them the right to be.”
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Act 3, sc. 5
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“Farewell to the monsters, farewell to the saints. Farewell to pride. All that is left is men.”
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Adieu les monstres! Adieu les saints! Adieu l'orgueil! Il n'y a que des hommes.
Act 10, sc. 4
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“Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.”
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Act 11, sc. 2
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“It is the same: a chosen one is a man whom God’s finger crushes against the wall.”
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Act 2, sc. 4
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“It is too early to love. We will buy the right to do so by shedding blood.”
Jean Paul Sartre book The Devil and the Good Lord
Act 1
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