"I am a man of the state, and I will serve the state until my last breath."

"I have always thought that in the end, the French, when faced with a choice, choose their destiny."

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it."

"France is not alone!"

"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."