“Communism is one of the few grave diseases we didn't try on animals first.”

—  Coluche

Le communisme, c'est une des seules maladies graves qu'on n'a pas expérimenté d'abord sur des animaux.
[Coluche, PC-CGT, Coluche : l'intégrale, 6, Sony Music, 1996]

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Le communisme, c'est une des seules maladies graves qu'on n'a pas expérimenté d'abord sur des animaux.

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