Граф Монте-Крісто

Ideology.

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           "Youhavebeenservedasyoudesire,monsieur,foryouwerewarnedjustnow,andInowagainwarnyou."

           "Thenyouyourselfareoneofthesemarkedbeings?"

           "Yes,monsieur,Ibelieveso;foruntilnow,nomanhasfoundhimselfinapositionsimilartomine.Thedominionsofkingsarelimitedeitherbymountainsorrivers,orachangeofmanners,oranalterationoflanguage.Mykingdomisboundedonlybytheworld,forIamnotanItalian,oraFrenchman,oraHindu,oranAmerican,oraSpaniard—Iamacosmopolite.Nocountrycansayitsawmybirth.Godaloneknowswhatcountrywillseemedie.Iadoptallcustoms,speakalllanguages.YoubelievemetobeaFrenchman,forIspeakFrenchwiththesamefacilityandpurityasyourself.Well,Ali,myNubian,believesmetobeanArab;Bertuccio,mysteward,takesmeforaRoman;Haidee,myslave,thinksmeaGreek.Youmay,therefore,comprehend,thatbeingofnocountry,askingnoprotectionfromanygovernment,acknowledgingnomanasmybrother,notoneofthescruplesthatarrestthepowerful,ortheobstacleswhichparalyzetheweak,paralyzesorarrestsme.Ihaveonlytwoadversaries—Iwillnotsaytwoconquerors,forwithperseveranceIsubdueeventhem—theyaretimeanddistance.Thereisathird,andthemostterrible—thatismyconditionasamortalbeing.Thisalonecanstopmeinmyonwardcareer,beforeIhaveattainedthegoalatwhichIaim,foralltherestIhavereducedtomathematicalterms.

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