Charles VII of France/the Maid of Orl%C3%A9ans

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    I cannot be indifferent to the assassination of a member of my profession, We should be obliged to shut up business if we, the Kings, were to consider the assassination of Kings as of no consequence at all.
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    Springtime for Hitler and Germany,
    Winter for France and Poland.
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