The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of bourgeois stupidity. (4 or 5 October 1871)
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Tout le rêve de la démocratie est d'élever le prolétaire au niveau de bêtise du bourgeois.
— Gustave Flaubert
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Gustave Flaubert" (Quotes, Correspondence, Letters to George Sand)
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About Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert (December 12 1821 – May 8 1880) was an influential French writer who was perhaps the leading exponent of literary realism of his country. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary (1857), for his Correspondence, and for his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics.
About Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert (December 12 1821 – May 8 1880) was an influential French writer who was perhaps the leading exponent of literary realism of his country. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary (1857), for his Correspondence, and for his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics.
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