France cannot be destroyed. She is an old country who, despite her misfortunes, has, and always will have, thanks to her past, a tremendous prestige in the world, whatever the fate inflicted upon her.

I feel that an understanding could be reached with Germany which would result in a lasting peace with Europe and believe that a German victory is preferable to a British and Soviet victory.

We have given most of Europe to Hitler. Let us try to hold on to what we have got left.

It is neither the statesman nor the friend who is asking your help and assistance, but simply the man.

I am a peasant from the Auvergne. I want to keep my farm, and I want to keep France. Nothing else matters now.

France cannot be destroyed. She is an old country who, despite her misfortunes, has, and always will have, thanks to her past, a tremendous prestige in the world, whatever the fate inflicted upon her.

It is in order that France may find her place in the new Europe that you will respond to my appeal.