“The great question in life is the suffering we cause, and the most ingenious metaphysics do not justify the man who has broken the heart that loved him.”

About Benjamin Constant

Political Theorist • Swiss-French

Benjamin Constant was a Swiss-French political theorist, writer, and politician who was a prominent figure in French liberalism. He is best known for his influential 1819 lecture, "The Liberty of Ancients Compared with...