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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

Charles de Gaulle

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Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.
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Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
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France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes.
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