It is not for us that we exhort you to learn, but for yourself, because ignorance is an inability, a real disaster, because social positions and prot… - Leopold I of Belgium

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It is not for us that we exhort you to learn, but for yourself, because ignorance is an inability, a real disaster, because social positions and protection are no longer there as before, there is a ground for malice and even hatred.

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About Leopold I of Belgium

Leopold I (16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865) was the first King of the Belgians, reigning from July 1831 until his death.

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Native Name: Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld
Alternative Names: Leopold I King Leopold I of Belgium Leopold, King of the Belgians Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Leopold I van België Prince Leopold
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