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It's not because I am proud, gentlemen, that I refuse your generous offer. But the state of our public finances forbids you to be so free with your m… - Pasquale Paoli
" "It's not because I am proud, gentlemen, that I refuse your generous offer. But the state of our public finances forbids you to be so free with your money. The public good always comes before private interest.
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About Pasquale Paoli
Filippo Antonio Pasquale de' Paoli (6 April 1725 – 5 February 1807) was a Corsican patriot, statesman and military leader who was at the forefront of resistance movements against the Genoese and later French rule over the island. He became the president of the Executive Council of the General Diet of the People of Corsica and wrote the Constitution of the state.
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Native Name:
Pasquale de Paoli
Alternative Names:
Pasquali Paoli
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Corsica Paoli
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