My Dear And Old Country,

Nothing More Enhances Authority Than Silence. It Is The Crowning Virtue Of The Strong, The Refuge Of The Weak, The Modesty Of The Proud, The Pride Of The Humble, The Prudence Of The Wise, And The Sense Of Fools. To Speak Is To . . . Dissipate One's Strength; Whereas What Action Demands Is Concentration. Silence Is A Necessary Preliminary To The Ordering Of One's Thoughts.

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?

France Cannot Be France Without Greatness.

How Can Anyone Govern A Nation That Has Two Hundred And Forty-six Different Kinds Of Cheese?

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.