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"All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them"
- Simone de Beauvoir
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Simone de Beauvoir
between January 9, 1908 and April 14, 1986. He/she was a famous
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