Georges Bidault

“The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.”

“We are the party of fidelity.”

“The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.”

“A Communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether it is trying to smile or preparing to eat you up.”

“If de Gaulle is Joan of Arc, then I am the stake.”

“I know how to be silent in seven languages.”

“Neither a vassal nor a satellite. France will be an ally, but not a subordinate.”

“If we lose this war, we will be tried as war criminals.”