“We cannot destroy what we built together.”

— Ary Chalus

Source: Ary Chalus (2021) cited in: " Island anger: Guadeloupe closes schools after COVID rioting https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/island-anger-guadeloupe-closes-schools-covid-rioting-81325819" in ABC News, 23 November 2021.

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