The English are crooked as a nation and honest as individua… - Goncourt brothers

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The English are crooked as a nation and honest as individuals. The contrary is true of the French, who are honest as a nation and crooked as individuals.

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The Goncourt brothers, Edmond de Goncourt (1822–1896) and Jules de Goncourt (1830–1870), were French writers who collaborated on novels, criticism, and a celebrated journal; the Prix Goncourt is named after them.

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Alternative Names: Edmond and Jules de Goncourt

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S'il y a un Dieu, l'athéisme doit lui sembler une moindre injure que la religion.

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If there is a God, atheism must strike Him as less of an insult than religion.

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