Dutch State

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    The French courage proceeds from vanity—the German from phlegm—the Turkish from fanaticism & opium—the Spanish from pride—the English from coolness—the Dutch from obstinacy—the Russian from insensibility—but the Italian from anger.
    George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)

    I shall state silences more competently than ever a better man spangled the butterflies of vertigo.
    Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)