He was a humanist and pacifist who lived on the left bank. As a champion of freedom and simple living, he was an icon for an entire generation—a generation for whom love and the future of our planet were more important than all the gold, power or money in the world.
Humaniste de la rive gauche, chantre pacifiste de la liberté et de la simplicité volontaire, il fut l'icône d'une génération pour qui l'amour et l'avenir de notre Terre sont plus importants que tout l'or, l'orgueil et l'argent du monde.