A free state -- with freedom for all its citizens -- has won. They have continued their principles, their government, their rule of law, their cherished ethos.
I must admit that Paris is not my favorite "world city." I had "bad experiences" there as a student -- I was "conned" by a slick young Frenchman in a train station back when I was there as a student. I was ersatz "arrested" and deported during the Easter General Strike back in the 1960's -- just because I was an American student. And the Parisian population is gruff and unyielding to outsiders (like Americans) who cannot speak French, or even try to speak it. Nonetheless...
Given all the history I have with Paris -- I still love the people of France. They are tough -- unflinching, and generally good people. They are free and open-minded: their country has been a haven for outsiders and refugees for centuries.
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