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Theophile Gautier Quotes: Good heavens! what a foolish thing is this pretended perfectibility of the human race which is continually being dinned into our ears!
         

Good heavens! what a foolish thing is this pretended perfectibility of the human race which is continually being dinned into our ears!


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This page presents the quote "Good heavens! what a foolish thing is this pretended perfectibility of the human race which is continually being dinned into our ears!". Author of this quote is Theophile Gautier. This quote is about human race, foolish, race, ears, heaven, progress,.