"There is a kingdom on earth where the Walloon willfully lord it over, and deal with 'the Flemish race' 'as if it had been conquered'."
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Our Heritage. Volume 23 (1980), The Belgian uprising by dr. Hans van der Hoeven 1830-1880. A Handful of Truths (Brussels, 1880), pp. 19-20.
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