Léon Blum, quoted in Pertinax [André Géraud], The Gravediggers of France (1944), p. 374
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Only now do I understand the harm done our nation's best interests by the rebuff administered to Poincaré's policy in 1924.
— Léon Blum on Raymond Poincaré
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About Léon Blum
André Léon Blum (9 April 1872 – 30 March 1950) was a French politician, identified with the moderate left, and three times Prime Minister of France.
About Léon Blum
André Léon Blum (9 April 1872 – 30 March 1950) was a French politician, identified with the moderate left, and three times Prime Minister of France.
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