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“If the blood of France and of Germany flows again, as it did twenty-five years ago, in a longer and even more murderous war, each of the two peoples will fight with confidence in its own victory, but the most certain victors will be the forces of destruction and barbarism.”

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Edouard Daladier

Edouard Daladier was a prominent French politician born on June 18, 1884, in Paris, France, and died on October 10, 1970. He was a key figure in French politics for several decades and served as Prime Minister of France, playing a significant role during World War II. more

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