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“The man of genius does not steal; he conquers.”
Source: “Comment je devins auteur dramatique”, essay (1833)
Context Recounting his beginnings as a playwright, he answered critics who accused him of lifting whole scenes from other authors, invoking Shakespeare and Molière in his defence.
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