Goninan in Part One: The Hidden People, "Border Spirit" p. 336
The Little Country (1991)
“Nothing is so common as to imitate one's enemies, and to use their weapons.”
Rien n’est si ordinaire que d’imiter ses ennemis, et d’employer leurs armes.
"Oracles" (1770)
Citas, Questions sur l'Encyclopédie (1770–1774)
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Rien n’est si ordinaire que d’imiter ses ennemis, et d’employer leurs armes.
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