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![“The most interesting acquaintanceship I have struck up here is that of Colonel Lapinski. He is without doubt the cleverest Pole -- besides being an homme d'action [man of action] -- that I have ever met. His sympathies are all on the German side, though in manners and speech he is also a…” quote by Karl Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e35/karl-marx-399_action_the-most-interesting-acquaintanceship-i_2891880.jpg)
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