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Quotation from Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

“Truth, Independence, are my fluttering plumes.”

Edmond Rostand (spoken by Cyrano)

Cyrano de Bergerac, Act 1, Scene 4, trans. Gladys Thomas and Mary F. Guillemard

Portrait of Edmond Rostand

In the same speech he names the qualities he wears in place of fashionable ornament.

Citation: "Truth, Independence, are my fluttering plumes." — Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac, Act 1, Scene 4, trans. Gladys Thomas and Mary F. Guillemard. (id cyrano-de-bergerac-q2)

Virtues: Honor

Portrait: M. Coquelin aîné. Porte Saint-Martin. Cyrano de Bergerac : [photographie, tirage de démonstration] / [Atelier Nadar], Atelier Nadar. Photographe, Public domain.

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