"I hate the French because they are all slaves and wear wooden shoes."
— France

January 1, 1970

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FranceFrench Colonial Empire
Original Language: English

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Oliver Goldsmith, Essays (ed. 1765), 24. Appeared in the British Magazine, June, 1760. Also in Essay on the History of a Disabled Soldier. Dove—English Classics.