Men like M. de Talleyrand are like sharp instruments with which it is dangerous to play.

The word 'freedom' means for me not a point of departure but a genuine point of arrival. The point of departure is defined by the word 'order.' Freedom cannot exist without the concept of order.

In Europe democracy is a falsehood. I do not know where it will end, but it cannot end in a quiet old age.

Men like M. de Talleyrand are like sharp instruments with which it is dangerous to play.

When France sneezes, all of Europe catches cold.

Error has never approached my spirit.

The men who make history have not time to write it.