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It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base.

It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base.

Approximate author period: c. 1948 AD · modern

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Jean Anouilh
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Approximate author period: c. 1948 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Jean Anouilh, based on documented lifetime 1910 to 1987. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179025 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179025 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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