Historians are dangerous and capable of turning everything upside down. They have to be watched.

My arms are up to the elbows in blood. That is the most terrible thing that lies in my soul.

You do not know, you cannot know, the difficulty of the life of a politician. It means every minute of the day or night, every ounce of your energy. There is no rest, no relaxation. Enjoyment? A politician does not know the meaning of the word.

You must never believe all these things which the scientists say because they always want more than they can get-they are never satisfied.

The purpose of the United Nations should be to protect the essential sovereignty of nations, large and small.

When you are skinning your customers, you should leave some skin on to heal, so that you can skin them again.

I worked at a factory owned by Germans, at coal pits owned by Frenchmen, and at a chemical plant owned by Belgians. There I discovered something about capitalists. They are all alike, whatever the nationality. All they wanted from me was the most work for the least money that kept me alive. So I became a communist.