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Examples
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La Marseillaise talks of watering fields with “sang impur” — impure blood.
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La Marseillaise talks of watering fields with “sang impur” — impure blood.
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I didn’t mean to suggest that French patriotism didn’t include some blood-and-soil elements: but the issue of “sang impur” is a red herring here, as it occurs in the context of repelling invaders who “come right into your arms to cut the throats of your sons and beloved ones” “ils viennent jusque dans nos bras egorger nos fils et nos compagnes”.
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I didn’t mean to suggest that French patriotism didn’t include some blood-and-soil elements: but the issue of “sang impur” is a red herring here, as it occurs in the context of repelling invaders who “come right into your arms to cut the throats of your sons and beloved ones”
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Reste impur des brigands dont j’ai purgé la terre!
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