In times of peace, it is the Ephraïms who are the backbone of a people—because they have children and raise them with love, patience, and intelligence, day by day. They are the guarantors of a functioning country. But in times of chaos, it’s the Emmanuels who save their people—because they refuse to submit to any rule and because they sow their oats in other countries, creating children they will never acknowledge . . . but who will survive them.” “It’s horrible to think of Ephraïm being so obedient to the very government planning his destruction.”
