"Nos plus cruels ennemis sont nos proches... Les rois n'ont ni frères, ni fils, ni mère."
— Honoré de Balzac

January 1, 1970

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Our most cruel enemies are our nearest in blood!... Kings have neither brothers, nor sons, nor mothers. — Ch. V: The Alchemists