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Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble)
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novelist, playwright and filmmaker from France 1895–1974Related quotes
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Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636–1711) French poet and critic
L'honneur est comme une ile escarpée et sans bords ;
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The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, 22 August 2018 (date of quote) <br class="br">2014, 2018, Statement released in Arabic, 22 August 2018 <br class="br">Source: In a public statement by ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the first in a year, he calls on his supporters to carry out terrorist attacks worldwide, mainly in Western countries. He mentions shooting, stabbing and ramming attacks as well as detonation of IEDs. https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/microsoft-wordin-public-statement-isis-leader-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-first-year-calls-supporters-carry-terrorist-attacks-worldwide-mainly-western-countries-ment/, The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, 27 August 2018
