There were some who said that a man at the point of death was more free than all others, because death breaks every bond, and over the dead the united world has no power. (François Fénelon)

There were some who said that a man at the point of death was more free than all others, because death breaks every bond, and over the dead the united world has no power.

François Fénelon

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