Personalities · 11 · Haggai
Ernest Renan
The Breton philosopher's 1882 lecture 'What Is a Nation?' defined a nation as a soul: a rich shared legacy of memories plus the present will to live together.
Nations are daily choices.
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He also argued that national griefs matter more than triumphs, because they impose duties and require common effort.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 174
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