"Every Belgian heart beats in unison with our hearts, and their voices unite with our voices; and there shall echo from one end of Belgium to the other the cries, a thousand times repeated, Vive King Leopold II! Vive the Queen! Vive the royal family!"

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Speech by Mr. Rolin Jacquemyns, Minister of the Interior, at the National Exhibition on June 16th, Addressed to the King and Queen