Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille (6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. He has been called “the founder of French tragedy” and produced plays for nearly forty years.

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    “It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “Such subjects are the very strength of kings, and are thus above the law.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “As master of the universe, need he fear a master?”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “The worst of all States is the democratic State.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “Your virtue raises your glory above your crime.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)