# Quote — Paulo Coelho, Manuscript Found in Accra

> A week ago, our commanders held a meeting. The French soldiers are infinitely superior and far better equipped than ours. We were given a choice: to abandon the city or fight to the death, because we will certainly be defeated. Most of us decided to stay. The Muslims are, at this moment, gathered at the Al-Aqsa mosque, the Jews chose to assemble their soldiers in Mihrab Dawud, and the Christians... were charged with defending the southern part of the city... Judging from the enemy’s movements, we assume that they will attack tomorrow morning, spilling our blood in the name of the Pope, the ‘liberation’ of the city and the ‘divine will’.

- Author: [Paulo Coelho](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paulo-coelho.md)
- Book: [Manuscript Found in Accra](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paulo-coelho/manuscript-found-in-accra.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Paulo_Coelho#Manuscript_Found_in_Accra_(2012)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/paulo-coelho/manuscript-found-in-accra/a-week-ago

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