Literal Translation You are a lawyer! On the contrary, you have the duty to use all the tricks to defend your clients. To lie. To slander.
• The Madwoman of Chaillot, Act II
• The Madwoman of Chaillot, Act II
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Vous êtes avocat! Vous avez le devoir au contraire de recourir à toutes les ruses pour défendre vos clients. Au mensonge. A la calomnie.
• Translation: You're an attorney! It's your duty to lie, conceal, and distort everything, and slander everybody.
— Jean Giraudoux
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Vous êtes avocat! Vous avez le devoir au contraire de recourir à toutes les ruses pour défendre vos clients. Au mensonge. A la calomnie.
• Translation: You're an attorney! It's your duty to lie, conceal, and distort everything, and slander everybody." in the context of "Literal Translation You are a lawyer! On the contrary, you have the duty to use all the tricks to defend your clients. To lie. To slander.
• The Madwoman of Chaillot, Act II" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jean Giraudoux" (Quotes)
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About Jean Giraudoux
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright.
About Jean Giraudoux
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright.
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