“It was not worth shedding so much blood for such a trifle!”
Fuente: Belgium since the Revolution of 1830, Page 198. https://be1830.be/onewebmedia/Belgi%C3%AB_sedert_de_omwenteling_in_1830%20I.pdf Louis de Potter, who would have preferred Belgium to become a republic after the revolution of 1830, is disappointed when the National Congress opts for a hereditary monarchy instead.
