Civility Quote by Tony Judt

The French suffered such catastrophic losses in the First World War. It really was the end of them as a great world power, although…

— Edward Herrmann

“France’s foreign policy in the 19th century was one of expansion and revenge. The idea that the French needed to seek revenge, initially against…

— Charles River Editors

The French couldn't hate us any more unless we helped 'em out in another war.

— Will Rogers

“We shall convince France and the world, that we are not a degraded people, humiliated under a colonial spirit of fear and a sense…

— John Adams

(I)f France's righteous bloviating against war makes them your Dashboard Saint of International Integrity, it's either because you are sand-poundingly ignorant of how the…

— Jonah Goldberg

“The fact that France and Britain did go on to win the war preserved their great-power status, but to a very considerable extent they…

— James L. Stokesbury

The First World War not only destroyed European civilisation and the empires at its heart; its aftermath led to a second conflagration, the Second…

— Paul Keating

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

France is hypocritical and cowardly. I sometimes think that, having been invaded by the Germans, we'd be run better today.

— Emmanuel Petit

If the Britain and France had done what they were obliged to do under the treaty and sent troops to enforce the treaty when…

— Graham T. Allison

“What General Weygand called the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle…

— Winston Churchill

“I pitied the French for their naivete in believing that they had to visit a country in order to exploit it. Hollywood was much…

— Viet Thanh Nguyen