« It is quite certain that I do not regret losing power, but it is also certain that it is not through a feeling of superiority that I fail to recognize myself
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François-René de CHATEAUBRIAND (1768.1848)
Autograph letter signed, probably to Count Raymond de Sèze.
Two pages in quarto. Paris. June 20, 1824.
"It is quite certain that I do not regret the power..."
A beautiful letter from Chateaubriand defending himself against any feeling of superiority due to his ministerial functions and thanking his correspondent for his zealous support of the Marie-Thérèse institution founded in 1819 by his wife Céleste de Chateaubriand.
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“You judge me, Sir, both too highly and too harshly. It is quite certain that I do not regret the loss of power, but it is also certain that it is not through a feeling of superiority that I fail to recognize myself. Please keep me, Sir, in your memories and in your prayers. The infirmary of Marie-Thérèse [the institution founded by Céleste de Chateaubriand] cannot forget what it owes to your talents and your zeal. Please accept, Sir, my renewed thanks and the assurance of my highest consideration. Chateaubriand.”