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“War was then no longer this noble and unified outburst of souls in love with glory that he had imagined from Napoleon's proclamations.” quote by Stendhal — Download Open image

“War was then no longer this noble and unified outburst of souls in love with glory that he had imagined from Napoleon's proclamations.”

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