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Ils montaient, ils montaient toujours. French political cartoon shows a greedy Louis Napoleon trying to climb higher by hanging onto the ropes of a balloon, topped with a crown. The basket breaks free spilling bags of money, and a woman and a child hang onto him. Date between 1850 and 1870

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