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

France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

That most unfortunate war, which I deeply deplore.

France was always a little scary to me. I had the preconception that France was a bit hoity-toity.

I still think it would be a great mistake to go into a war without support of our friends and allies.

Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.

I want to tell you that I think this war is a great mistake.

I truly do believe that history teaches that weakness arouses evil, and whether it be the horrific attack in France, the inspired attacks here in the United States, the instability in Turkey that led to a coup.

Useful as a war against France, undertaken by the Government against the will of the people would be for our revolutionary development, just so dangerous must be the effect upon our democratic development of a war supported by blind popular enthusiasm.

All the evils of France have been produced less by the perversity of the wicked and the violence of fools than by the hesitation of the weak, the compromises of conscience, and the tardiness of patriotism. Let every deputy, every Frenchman show what he feels, what he thinks, and we are saved!