FastSaying
Paris is in a tranquil state; the infernal cabal that besieges me appears guided by foreigners. This idea consoles me, for nothing is so painful as being persecuted by one's own fellow-citizens.
Marquis de Lafayette
Appears
Being
Foreigners
Guided
Idea
Infernal
Me
Nothing
Own
Painful
Paris
Persecuted
State
Tranquil
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