Since they whose duty it was to wield the sword of France have let it fall shattered to the ground, I have taken up the broken blade.


speech, 13 July 1940, in Discours et Messages (1942)

Charles de Gaulle Quotes

Since they whose duty it was to wield the sword of France have let it fall shattered to the ground, I have taken up the broken blade.

Since they whose duty it was to wield the sword of France have let it fall shattered to the ground, I have taken up the broken blade.

Since they whose duty it was to wield the sword of France have let it fall shattered to the ground, I have taken up the broken blade.

Since they whose duty it was to wield the sword of France have let it fall shattered to the ground, I have taken up the broken blade.