“The congress of Vienna does not walk, but it dances.”

The quote "The congress of Vienna does not walk, but it dances." is famous quote attributed to Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne (1735–1814), Prince of Ligne.

Le congrès ne marche pas, il danse.
Reported in the Edinburgh Review, July 1890, p. 244, which praised it as part of "[o]ne of the Prince de Ligne's speeches that will last forever".

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Le congrès ne marche pas, il danse.

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