Hoping for a Louis XVI to intervene and bankrupt himself saving them is a tad overly optimistic.
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Hoping for a Louis XVI to intervene and bankrupt himself saving them is a tad overly optimistic.
Last edited by Greyblades; 10-08-2017 at 23:20.
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Re: Catalonia
I was about to say I'm not sure whether the French will provide the Catalans with gunpowder for their muskets this time around.
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Hundreds of thousands march for union.
Vitiate Man.
History repeats the old conceits
The glib replies, the same defeats
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And don't forget the Dutch bankers...
Besides, Louis' bankruptcy was only partially on our behalf. He ended up fighting what some would argue as the first truly global conflict against England by intervening.
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