Of the love or hatred God has for the English, I know nothing, but I do know that they will all be thrown out of France, except those who die there.
Interpretation
The quote reflects on the deep connection between a nation's identity and its fate, highlighting love for one's homeland.
Joan of Arc's quote illustrates a complex relationship between national identity and divine judgment. She expresses uncertainty about God's feelings toward the English but implies that those who die in France are inherently tied to the land, emphasizing the idea that love for one's country transcends life and death. This suggests a spiritual bond that can endure beyond a person's existence, showcasing the intertwining of loyalty, sacrifice, and national pride.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about national pride during a memorial service.
King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France... settle your debt to the king of Heaven; return to the Maiden, who is envoy of the king of Heaven, the keys to all the good towns you took and violated in France.
I saw them with my bodily eyes as clearly as I see you. And when they departed, I used to weep and wish they would take me with them.
I place trust in God, my creator, in all things; I love Him with all my heart.
If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me.
I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God's will.
About Jesus Christ and the Church, I simply know they're just one thing.
Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament … There you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves upon earth.
After all, damn it, what does being in love mean if you can't trust a person.
We shall not long have love to man if we do not first and chiefly cultivate love to God.
Reason is powerless in the expression of Love.
I held her, he wanted to say, and if I knew for certain that all it would take to hold her again would be to die, then I couldn't raise the gun to my head fast enough.
To love others you must first love yourself.
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