I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.
In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.
Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
