O just ones, hear me! You cannot condemn this man, monkey o… - Cyrano de Bergerac

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O just ones, hear me! You cannot condemn this man, monkey or parrot for saying that the moon is the world he comes from. If he is a man, all men are free. Is he then not free to imagine what he wants, even if he does not come from the moon? Can you force him to have only your visions? Impossible! You may make him say that he believes that the moon is not a world, but still he will not believe it. To believe something, one must imagine that it is more probable than not. Unless you show him what is probable or he realizes it himself, he may tell you that he believes and yet he will not believe.

Cyrano de Bergerac

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Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French dramatist and soldier, most widely remembered because of the fictional romantic play based upon his life by Edmond Rostand.

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Native Name: Hercule Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac

Alternative Names: Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac • Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac

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