The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
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The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
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