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(1802 - 1885) Verified "On résiste à l'invasion des armées; on ne résiste pas à l'invasion des idées" Language: French Literal Translation: "One resists the invasion of armies, but not the invasion of ideas." Source: Histoire d'un Crime (History of a Crime) (written 1852, published 1877) Alternative Translations and Variations: "One cannot resist an idea whose time has come." "No one can resist an idea whose time has come" "Nothing is stronger than an idea whose time has come" "Armies cannot stop an idea whose time has come." "No army can stop an idea whose time has come." Attributed "There shall be no slavery of the mind." See also: Les Misérables
Verified "On résiste à l'invasion des armées; on ne résiste pas à l'invasion des idées" Language: French Literal Translation: "One resists the invasion of armies, but not the invasion of ideas." Source: Histoire d'un Crime (History of a Crime) (written 1852, published 1877) Alternative Translations and Variations: "One cannot resist an idea whose time has come." "No one can resist an idea whose time has come" "Nothing is stronger than an idea whose time has come" "Armies cannot stop an idea whose time has come." "No army can stop an idea whose time has come." Attributed "There shall be no slavery of the mind." See also: Les Misérables