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Benjamin Constant

Born

in Lausanne, Switzerland

October 25, 1767

Died

December 08, 1830

Genre

Fiction, Politics

Influences

Anne Louise Germaine de Staël

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Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque was a Swiss-born, nobleman, thinker, writer and French politician.

Constant was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, to descendants of noble Huguenots who fled France during the Huguenot wars in the early 16th century to settle in Lausanne. He was educated by private tutors and at the University of Erlangen, Bavaria, and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the course of his life, he spent many years in France, Switzerland, Germany, and Great Britain.

He was intimate with Anne Louise Germaine de Staël and their intellectual collaboration made them one of the most important intellectual pairs of their time. He was a fervent liberal, fought against the Restauration and was active in French politics as a public ...more

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	Adolphe 3.58 avg rating — 3,702 ratings — published 1816 — 454 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La libertà degli antichi, paragonata a quella dei moderni by Benjamin Constant, Dino Cofrancesco (Contributor), Govanni Paoletti (Editor) 3.82 avg rating — 434 ratings — published 1819 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adolphe, suivi de Le Cahier rouge, et Cécile 3.60 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1973 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Political Writings by Benjamin Constant, Biancamaria Fontana (Translator) 3.72 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1988 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Notebook by Benjamin Constant, Douglas Parmée (Translator) 3.28 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1907	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments 3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1815 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cécile by Benjamin Constant, Wenceslao-Carlos Lozano (Translator) 3.21 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1952 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adolphe and The Red Notebook 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1816 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adolphe: Benjamin Constant 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adolfo. Cecília 3.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The great question in life is the suffering we cause, and the most ingenious metaphysics do not justify the man who has broken the heart that loved him.”
― Benjamin Constant, Adolphe

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“Every time government attempts to handle our affairs, it costs more and the results are worse than if we had handled them ourselves.”
― Benjamin Constant

tags: government, independence

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“Art for art's sake, with no purpose, for any purpose perverts art. But art achieves a purpose which is not its own. (1804)”
― Benjamin Constant

tags: art, art-for-art-s-sake

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