I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only the people who take the Métro.

No, I'm not talking about the Russians; I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far!

It is better to have a bad method than to have none.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.

Betting against gold is the same as betting on governments. He who bets on governments and government money bets against 6,000 years of recorded human history.

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?

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