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When you are obliged to make a statement that you know will cause displeasure, you must say it with every appearance of sincerity this is the only way to make it palatable.

Jean Francois Paul de Gondi

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Jean Francois Paul de Gondi
Age: 65 †
Born: 1613
Born: September 20
Died: 1679
Died: August 24
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