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" A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon. "

Napoleon Bonaparte

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" We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at this time... to ask for an effort in the battle against debt. "

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" Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers. "

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" It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot. "

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" The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague. "

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