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“A battle with the Netherlands must be a surprise on our part, we must suddenly present ourselves there with weapons, disrupt the order, and keep the provinces that want to join, let the others go free as they please.”

— Leopold II of Belgium

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Title: Wikiquote: Leopold II of Belgium
Type: reference · Secondary source

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Belgium, Leopold II of. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Leopold II of Belgium. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leopold_II_of_Belgium

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