War stirs in men's hearts the mud of their worst instincts. It puts a premium on violence, nourishes hatred, and gives free rein to cupidity. It crus….

Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life..

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge..

We may go to the moon, but that' s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us..

I wouldn't mind dying for France, but not for Air France..

A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends..

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so..

Never relinquish the initiative..

France has no friends, only interests..

My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial..

Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished. Tomorrow, as today, I will speak on Radio….

No policy is worth anything outside of reality..

For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France..

The cemetery is filled with indispensable men..

The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning..

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 s….

Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese..

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her..

Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans..

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages..

What do you take me for, an idiot?.