Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in.]

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.

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.

I predict you will sink step by step into a bottomless quagmire, however much you spend in men and money." (On Vietnam War)

When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.

Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in.]