Continents Quote by Francis Parkman

It is not enough that France should be regarded as a country which enjoys the remains of a freedom acquired long ago. If she…

— Simone Weil

It is in order that France may find her place in the new Europe that you will respond to my appeal.

— Pierre Laval

France is no longer herself when she is folded in on herself, tormented by ignorance and intolerance. The country would plunge into decline if…

— Francois Hollande

France cannot be destroyed. She is an old country who, despite her misfortunes, has, and always will have, thanks to her past, a tremendous…

— Pierre Laval

From the material point of view the proposal is unacceptable, for France, without further territory in Europe being taken from her, could be so…

— Edward Grey

“In essence, France no longer existed. It existed only in the hatred of the French for one another.”

— Raymond Aron

We are a great nation, which has lot to offer to the world, but to offer something to the world France has to remain…

— Marine Le Pen

Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a…

— Charles de Gaulle

I know where I'm going and I have told the French. I am sure if hope is there, we will be able to put…

— Francois Hollande

France has been mired in people's minds for years. In reality, our children are taught that they have every reason to criticize her, to…

— Marine Le Pen

France will always be France no matter what, but America involves striving toward an ideal.

— Rich Lowry

When it comes to France, it seems to me the fundamental question is how a former colonial power should interact with its former colony.

— Alvaro de Vasconcelos