NAPOLEON III. WAR OF CRIME 1854 (Preparations... - Lot 383 - Vermot et Associés

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NAPOLEON III. WAR OF CRIME 1854 (Preparations... - Lot 383 - Vermot et Associés
NAPOLEON III. WAR OF CRIME 1854 (Preparations for the Declaration of War of March 27, 1854) - Extraordinary Supplement of the "MONITEUR UNIVERSEL" of Thursday, March 2, 1854 - SPEECH OF HIS MAJOR at the opening of the Legislative Session of 1854 concerning the question of TURKEY and the necessity for France to intervene in the East: "...Gentlemen,... We have seen, in fact, in the East, in the middle of a profound peace, a sovereign suddenly demanding, from his weaker neighbor, new advantages, and, because he did not obtain them, invading two of his provinces. This fact alone should put arms in the hands of those who are revolted by iniquity... France has as much and perhaps more interest than England in ensuring that the influence of Russia does not extend indefinitely over Constantinople; for to rule over Constantinople is to rule over the Mediterranean... What are you going to do in Constantinople? We are going there with England to defend the cause of the Sultan, and nevertheless to protect the rights of the Christians; we are going there to defend the freedom of the seas and our just influence in the Mediterranean..." - Typo. PANCKOUCKE. Poster (66 x 48) State A.
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