Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's really a drag to sit around when you're old, and think, 'Ah, gee, I never went to France.' Go to France. Life is very short; you've got to pack it all in there.
When you grow up in the country in France, you have small horizons.
France is no longer herself when she is folded in on herself, tormented by ignorance and intolerance. The country would plunge into decline if it refused to be itself, if it was afraid of the future, afraid of the world.
I always knew I would live in France.
France needs to find something that makes it stand out. It's not enough for it to do almost as well as its neighbors.
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 France back on its feet... to live better in five years than we do today.
I know a lot of Americans in Paris who have married Frenchmen. They keep bringing up their experience, the clash of civilizations, the clash of personalities.
Listen, if the people in my district wanted to live in France, they'd move to France.
I love France. The French respect your privacy.
I'm ready to become a French person amongst French people, and more than ever I have the love for my country deeply ingrained in my heart.
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