Translation for "sans vertu" to english
Sans vertu
  • without virtue
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without virtue
Ailleurs, j'ai récemment paraphrasé certains propos de Robespierre qui s'appliquent ici, à savoir que le pouvoir sans vertu est pernicieux, mais que la vertu sans pouvoir est impotente.
In another forum, I recently paraphrased some words of Robespierre which are relevant here -- that power without virtue is pernicious but virtue without power is impotent.
Quand ce jour viendra pour vous, vous serez confronté à une vie vécue sans vertu, sans principes... et pour cela, je vous plains.
And when that day comes for you, Sedgewick,... you will be confronted with a life... lived without virtue,... without principle,... and for that I pity you.
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