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Quote by André Citroën
Tout le monde se rend compte que l’automobile est absolument indispensable à l’existence actuelle.
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The quote presents the automobile as a basic necessity of everyday life in the modern world. “Everyone realizes” makes this sound like a widely accepted truth, while “absolutely indispensable” stresses that modern life supposedly cannot function without cars. The statement is emphatic rather than a cautious observation.
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