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-Charles de Gaulle
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"France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war."
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"Silence is the ultimate weapon of power."
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"The most positive men are the most credulous."
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"No man has any natural authority over his fellow men."
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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"Strong women only marry weak men."
-Bette Davis
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