The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.
When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
France cannot be France without greatness.
It is better to have a bad method than to have none.