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Valentine de Villefort
Father of M. de Villefort, Noirtier-Villefort was a Bonapartist sympathizer now rendered mute by a stroke. He is a devoted grandfather to Valentine and does what he can to protect her from the predations of Heloise. Noirtier is also a supporter of young Morrel’s petition to marry Valentine, and to this end, Noirtier reveals to Franz, her supposed suitor, that he (Noirtier) was responsible for the death of Franz’s father.
M. de Noirtier-Villefort Quotes in The Count of Monte Cristo
The The Count of Monte Cristo quotes below are all either spoken by M. de Noirtier-Villefort or refer to M. de Noirtier-Villefort. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 12
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The king! I thought him enough of a philosopher to realize that there is no such thing as murder in politics. You know as well as I do, my dear boy, that in politics there are no people, only ideas; no feelings, only interests. In politics, you don’t kill a man, you remove an obstacle, that’s all.
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M. de Noirtier-Villefort Quotes in The Count of Monte Cristo
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Chapter 12
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The king! I thought him enough of a philosopher to realize that there is no such thing as murder in politics. You know as well as I do, my dear boy, that in politics there are no people, only ideas; no feelings, only interests. In politics, you don’t kill a man, you remove an obstacle, that’s all.
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