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To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely. — Jorge Luis Borges

Short story

To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely.

In the original Spanish

Morir por una religión es más simple que vivirla con plenitud.

Jorge Luis Borges
1946
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Topic
MartyrdomReligious observancePietyReligion
Medium
Short story
Time
1946
Person
Jorge Luis Borges
Provenance
Current citation
Borges, Jorge Luis. "Deutsches Requiem." The Aleph and Other Stories, translated by Andrew Hurley. Penguin Classics, 2004.
Original citation
Borges, Jorge Luis. "Deutsches Requiem." Sur, Feb. 1946.

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