The teacher and the priest

Apr. 30th, 2023 09:16 am
[personal profile] ionelv
"Il y a maintenant en [ton pays] dans chaque village un flambeau allumé, le maître d’école, et une bouche qui souffle dessus, le curé."

Victor Hugo, Histoire d'un crime (1877)
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Date: 2023-05-01 01:37 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] jsburbidge

That would be an over-broad generalisation.

Worth reading: Peasants into Frenchmen, by Eugen Weber.

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