Malgré les apparences, la N-VA et Vooruit sont toujours enclins à s’allier
([Opinions, Politique] 2023-01-01 (Gazet van Antwerpen))
The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but
because it gave pleasure to the spectators.
-- Thomas Macaulay, "History of England"