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chauvinism (paid)

Dave Wilton

• 5 min read
Image of a veteran speaking to a conscript; in the background another veteran is restraining a soldier holding a sword
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, c. 1825; lithograph of two veterans breaking up a duel between two conscripts; the caption reads “Je suis Français, tu es Français, il est Français, nous sommes tous Français, Chauvin, l'affaire peut s'arranger” (I am French, you are French, he is French, we are all French, Chauvin, the matter can be resolved)