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“Resistance is attacking those that are stronger than you. Terrorism is for the weak.”
80 years ago, on July 23, 1944.
“I had to shoot a German NCO on the Solférino bridge in Paris.
Well, he went down like a sack of wheat. He uttered no cry. Maybe he was a good guy, maybe he was rotten to his core. I never wanted to know his name. I was aiming at a uniform. The worst thing is that there is always a man inside. It was a political act aimed at starting an uprising in the heads of the Parisian population so that they could see that the Germans were not invincible. Mission accomplished. You know, there is always regret at having taken a life. Always. Not at the time, but after. It really hurts you inside.”
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