I have encountered in this world riff-raff and good people. I lose. I win. I defend myself when I am attacked. I take when someone has taken from me. But I beg you to believe me; I have never done an act of espionage against France. Never. Never.
— Mata Hari Contemporary

Exotic dancer, spy

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Statement during her trial, defending her innocence.

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1917

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Strange & Unusual

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