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Quotation from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais
“This imitation of the ancient Herculeses, Alexanders, Hannibals, Scipios, Caesars, and other such heroes, is quite contrary to the profession of the gospel of Christ”
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book I, Chapter XLVI, trans. Thomas Urquhart
Grangousier questions the captured Touchfaucet about Picrochole's aims and explains why wars of conquest are unworthy of Christian princes.
Citation: "This imitation of the ancient Herculeses, Alexanders, Hannibals, Scipios, Caesars, and other such heroes, is quite contrary to the profession of the gospel of Christ" — François Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book I, Chapter XLVI, trans. Thomas Urquhart. (id rabelais-gargantua-and-pantagruel-q3)
Portrait: Francois Rabelais - Portrait, anonymous / Unidentified painter, Public domain.
