"Le premier qui fut roi fut un soldat heureux: Qui sert bien son pays n'a pas besoin d'aïeux."
— Voltaire

January 1, 1970

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The first who was king was a fortunate soldier: Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors. — Mérope, act I, scene III (1743). Borrowed from Lefranc de Pompignan's "Didon"