Injustice…is a mother who is never barren, and bears children worthy of her.

L'injustice…est une mère qui n'est jamais sterile, et qui produit des enfants dignes d'elle.

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Sainte-Beuve was here merely reporting words spoken by Adolphe Thiers, but many French quotation websites (e.g. Dico-Citations) attribute them to Sainte-Beuve himself.

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