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		pastProlog on Oct 10, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sartre on the Nobel Prize (1964) The board of the Nobel Foundation bestowing awards on those it deems worthy, or Sartre for not playing along with it all?

kghose on Oct 10, 2014 [–]

Sartre, for writing with such unnecessary length.

rfrey on Oct 10, 2014 | [–]

I'd be very curious to see your edited version, of a more appropriate length.

hueving on Oct 12, 2014 | | [–]

"I don't want this prize because I don't want to be associated with the Western institution that issues them."

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