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I have always thought that morality in politics was something essential, just like feelings and affinities.

— Laurent Schwartz

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To discover something in mathematics is to overcome an inhibition and a tradition. You cannot move forward if you are not subversive.

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What is important is to deeply understand things and their relations to each other. This is where intelligence lies. The fact of being quick or slow isn't really relevant.

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