As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials, that the interest of life consisted in one day rendering her some signal service and that I would have the occasion to do so.
I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.
Old age is a shipwreck.
