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He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and this pretension itself is a very great prejudice.

— Anatole France The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1881)

Il se flattait d'être sans préjugés, et cette prétention était à elle seule un gros préjugé.

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Pt. II, ch. 4

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