Georges Clemenceau, remarks to Jean Martet (19 June 1928), quoted in Jean Martet, Clemenceau: The Events of His Life As Told by Himself to His Former Secretary Jean Martet (1930), p. 281
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Thiers was the savage, limited type of bourgeois who steeps himself in blood without flinching.
— Georges Clemenceau
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About Adolphe Thiers
Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers (15 April 17973 September 1877) was a French statesman and historian. He was the second elected President of France and first President of the French Third Republic.
About Adolphe Thiers
Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers (15 April 17973 September 1877) was a French statesman and historian. He was the second elected President of France and first President of the French Third Republic.
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