The reason why there is now no communist government in Paris is because in the circumstances of 1945 the Soviet army was not able to reach French soil. — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
I say it is impossible that so sensible a people [citizens of Paris], under such circumstances, should have lived so long by the smoky, unwholesome, and enormously expensive light of candles, if they had really known that they might have… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
![“I say it is impossible that so sensible a people [citizens of Paris], under such circumstances, should have lived so long by the smoky, unwholesome, and enormously expensive light of candles, if they had really known that they might have had as much pure light of the sun for nothing.” quote by Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/75d/benjamin-franklin-65_candle_i-say-it-is-impossible-that-so-sensible_2686132.jpg)