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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.

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I was France.

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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.

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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.

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The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute.

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France cannot be France without greatness.

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You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.

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It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge.

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When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.

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

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In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.

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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

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

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You'll live. Only the best get killed.

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