To have common glories in the past, a common will in the present; to have done great things together; to wish to do greater; these are the essential conditions which make up a people. -Ernest Renan

 

To have common glories in the past, a common will in the present; to have done great things together; to wish to do greater; these are the essential conditions which make up a people.


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This quote is just one of 9 total Ernest Renan quotes in our collection. Ernest Renan is known for saying 'To have common glories in the past, a common will in the present; to have done great things together; to wish to do greater; these are the essential conditions which make up a people.' as well as some of the following quotes.

God, if there is a God, take my soul, if I have a soul.

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The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.

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Religion is not a popular error; it is a great instinctive truth, sensed by the people, expressed by the people. -Ernest Renan
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Communism is in conflict with human nature.

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To have common glories in the past, a common will in the present; to have done great things together; to wish to do greater; these are the essential conditions which make up a people.

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When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it. -Ernest Renan
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Man makes holy what he believes, as he makes beautiful what he loves.

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