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The Three Musketeers Quotes by Alexandre Dumas: Context & Meanings

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Alexandre Dumas’s 1844 historical adventure novel, represented in English translation and with Project Gutenberg crediting Auguste Maquet alongside Dumas

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Friendship, loyalty, courage, political intrigue, adventure, rivalry and the compact among d’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis.

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William Robson — Translator · French → English

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All for one, one for all—that is our motto, is it not?

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“All for one, one for all—that is our motto, is it not?”

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Voice: Fictional character · d’Artagnan

Meaning & context

D’Artagnan turns the four companions’ alliance into a compact of mutual loyalty, making shared commitment more important than acting as isolated individuals.

Source details

The Three Musketeers, Chapter IX, “D’Artagnan Shows Himself,” Project Gutenberg #1257. D’Artagnan proposes “All for one, one for all” and Athos, Porthos and Aramis repeat the formula together immediately before Chapter X begins. The English wording is translated fictional dialogue and a solidarity motto within the novel, not Alexandre Dumas autobiography.