To every reversal of people's soveregnity, to every disappearance of the Republic corresponds a frank or disguised restitution in force of the regal justice. "Tell me, according to what you judge and I'll tell you who you are." No axiom in politics is more certain than this.
Francois MitterrandAll that passes under our eyes proves that we do not live in a peaceful and harmonious world.
Francois MitterrandFrance is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world ... that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.
Francois Mitterrand