This gray little town fifty miles north of Paris acquired an outsized reputation for royal scandal, misbehaviour, and debauchery, which in eighteen-century France was saying something.
(Pos. 142)
multiple histories relate that he (Alex Dumas) once fought three duels in one day, winning all three despite being gashed in the head
(Pos 202)
At a time when most radical defenders of liberty, equality, and fraternity commited atrocities in the name of these ideals, he never shrank from protecting any victim, no matter what his or her background or ideological complexion.
(Pos. 274)