François-René de Chateaubriand, Mémoires d'outre-tombe, 1849
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After the misfortune of being born, I do not know any greater than giving birth.
— François-René de Chateaubriand on Antinatalism
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About François-René de Chateaubriand
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand (4 September 1768 – 4 July 1848) was a French writer, politician and diplomat, considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature.
About François-René de Chateaubriand
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand (4 September 1768 – 4 July 1848) was a French writer, politician and diplomat, considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature.
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