Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
-- Prince Otto von Bismark (1815-1898) quoted in Paul Lysons "The Gods in the
Battle"
-- Prince Otto von Bismark (1815-1898) quoted in Paul Lysons "The Gods in the
Battle"
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