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God is the only being who need not even exist in order to reign.Whatever is created by the spirit is more alive than matter.

— Charles Baudelaire Journaux intimes (1864)

Dieu est le seul être qui, pour régner, n'ait même pas besoin d'exister.Ce qui est créé par l’esprit est plus vivant que la matière.

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