To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

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

History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads.

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.

Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents

Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.