To rule the imperial population, behold our vocation.
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Regere imperio populos, voilà notre vocation.
— Ernest Renan
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Ernest Renan" (Quotes, The Intellectual and Moral Reform of France (1871): La réforme intellectuelle et morale de la France (1871), in La réforme intellectuelle et morale, 2nd edition (1872))
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About Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan (February 28, 1823 – October 12, 1892) was a French philosopher, playwright, historian, and writer.
About Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan (February 28, 1823 – October 12, 1892) was a French philosopher, playwright, historian, and writer.
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