The words of Geneva — A refuge over the centuries

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The words of Geneva — A refuge over the centuries

The city has built its prosperity from exiles, successively religious, political, and fiscal. Geneva does not exist, one often hears. In fact, the city is a refuge that has been garnished over the centuries with religious, political, or fiscal exiles. And each of these episodes has considerably enriched Geneva. This refuge, which historians often capitalize to give full measure to the phenomenon, begins in the 16th century and continues into the…