What viewpoint about the role of government in France during the time of the Franco-Prussian War is conveyed by
Maupassant in the following lines of "Two Friends"?
"Under a king we have foreign wars; under a republic we have civil war.
And the two began placidly discussing political problems with the sound common sense of peaceful, matter-of-fact
citizens-agreeing on one point that they would never be free.
• As long as Prussia's government is power-hungry, the French will never have liberty.
France has such a tumultuous past, that the freedom of its citizens will always be in jeopardy.
Two people with differing opinions can find a common ground.
Regardless of the type of government, there will always be war.