Benjamin Constant Quotes
Art for art’s sake, with no purpose, for any purpose perverts art. But art achieves a purpose which is not its own.
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| Birth: | 25th October, 1767 |
| Death: | 8th December, 1830 |
| Nationality: | French, Swiss |
| Profession: | Politician, Writer |
Benjamin Constant was a Swiss-French politician and writer on politics and religion. He was the author of a partly biographical psychological novel, Adolphe. He was a fervent liberal of the early 19th century who influenced the Trienio Liberal movement in Spain, the Liberal Revolution of 1820 in Portugal, the Greek War of Independence, the November Uprising in Poland, the Belgian Revolution, and Liberalism in Brazil and Mexico. Constant published only one novel during his lifetime, Adolphe, the story of a young indecisive man's disastrous love affair with an older mistress. His colorful life included a formative stay at the University of Edinburgh; service at the court of Brunswick, Germany; election to the French Tribunate; and initial opposition and subsequent support for Napoleon, even the drafting of a constitution for the Hundred Days.
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