Whatever Happens, The Flame Of The French

One Can Unite The French Only Under The Threat Of Danger. One Cannot Simply Bring Together A Nation That Produces 265 Kinds Of Cheese.

As An Adolescent I Was Convinced That France Would Have To Go Through Gigantic Trials, That The Interest Of Life Consisted In One Day Rendering Her Some Signal Service And That I Would Have The Occasion To Do So.

In Politics It Is Necessary Either To Betray One's Country Or The Electorate. I Prefer To Betray The Electorate.

History Does Not Teach Fatalism. There Are Moments When The Will Of A Handful Of Free Men Breaks Through Determinism And Opens Up New Roads.

I Cannot Prevent The French From Being French