“Clericalism, that is the enemy.”

— Léon Gambetta

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About Léon Gambetta

Statesman • French

Léon Gambetta was a prominent French statesman who played a key role in the foundation of the French Third Republic. Born in Cahors to an Italian father and a French mother, he rose to prominence as a lawyer and a vocal...

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