How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
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.
When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his passion for equality