History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. (Charles de Gaulle)

History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads.

Charles de Gaulle

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