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Nicolas Chamfort

If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in France.

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Nicolas Chamfort is saying that the actions or failures of the government in France are so absurd or flawed that they provide a source of humor for the people. Without these government mistakes or scandals, there would be little to find amusing in the country.

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