As An Adolescent I Was Convinced That

France Was Built With Swords. The Fleur-de-lis, Symbol Of National Unity, Is Only The Image Of A Spear With Three Pikes.

It Will Not Be Any European Statesman Who Will Unite Europe: Europe Will Be United By The Chinese.

Belgium Is A Country Invented By The British To Annoy The French.

Nothing More Enhances Authority Than Silence. It Is The Crowning Virtue Of The Strong, The Refuge Of The Weak, The Modesty Of The Proud, The Pride Of The Humble, The Prudence Of The Wise, And The Sense Of Fools. To Speak Is To . . . Dissipate One's Strength; Whereas What Action Demands Is Concentration. Silence Is A Necessary Preliminary To The Ordering Of One's Thoughts.

You May Be Sure That The Americans Will Commit All The Stupidities They Can Think Of, Plus Some That Are Beyond Imagination.