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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Least of all to any régime except the régime of liberty?

Does régime here refer to "the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit"?
That is, régime here means "a government, especially an authoritarian one." It is all about politics.

Context:

Gustave Courbet
I am fifty years old and I have always lived in freedom; let me end my
life free; when I am dead let this be said of me: 'He belonged to no
school, to no church, to no institution, to no academy, least of all to any
régime except the régime of liberty.' [1]
  

Top answer

No, in this context, it means any formal institution with rules and authority. Corbet was a rebel in the mid-to-late 19th century art world. He was exiled from his own country.

— AlpheccaStars

  • No, in this context, it means any formal institution with rules and authority.
  • Corbet was a rebel in the mid-to-late 19th century art world.
  • He was exiled from his own country.
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No, in this context, it means any formal institution with rules and authority.
Corbet was a rebel in the mid-to-late 19th century art world. He was exiled from his own country.
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Is it not about politics? Is it about anything political, artistic even commercial?
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NL888Is it not about politics?
Yes, it includes politics. Regime can refer to strict rules:

His dietary regime is very strict. He is trying to lose a lot of weight to avoid contracting full blown diabetes.
His training regime is exact. He jogs five miles every morning, and ten miles in the evenings on weekends.
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