Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
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You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.Charles de Gaulle
One does not arrest Voltaire.
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I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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