But the French writers always had more originality and independence than ot
But the French writers always had more originality and independence than others, and that regulator, which elsewhere was religion, long since ceased to exist for them.
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occa
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves.
When people are free to do as they please they usually imitate each other.
When people are free to do as they please they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced and partakes of the nature of a protest.