Quotes About France

In recognition of his accomplishments, von Braun was publicly congratulated by President John F. Kennedy, whose older brother, Joseph Jr., had died while on a 1944 bombing mission against a doodlebug launch site in France.

The ancient Greeks could laugh at themselves. The Romans could not. That is why France is a civilized society and Spain is not.

was the future king of Scotland and France, and by virtue

Up to now, Mary's own impresa, chosen while she was in France

Although the queens of France were also anointed and crowned

Henry II sent for the Duke of Guise, then in Italy, and appointed him lieutenant-general of the kingdom.

England, Scotland and France, it was actually between England, the Lords of the Congregation and the Guises

France recognized Elizabeth to be the rightful queen of England.

French troops had to evacuate Scotland

The Guises were one of the most powerful noble families in France.

the cardinal ordered the heraldic arms of England to be blazoned with those of France and Scotland

Sex was obligatory for a queen consort of France.

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Henry sought to conquer French territory, he had to deal first with Scotland

Within three months, the first of the Wars of Religion would have begun in France

Bothwell now planned to escape to France, hoping to rally Guise support for Mary.

If this were not enough, a volte-face had taken place in France itself.

three white fleurs-de-lis on an azure background, set with three rubies and an emerald.

In 1870, the throne was offered to Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Had the Prince rejected the offer at once, there might have been no Franco-Prussian war, and Napoleon III might have ended his days still on the throne. Alas, he accepted. France was appalled, how possibly could she accept being the sausage the middle of a German sandwich.

France has the best military record in Europe. The French have fought more military campaigns than any other European nation and won twice as many battles as they have lost.

Between June 1 and August 1, 200,825 British soldiers in France, out of two million, were hit hard enough that they could not report for duty even in the midst of desperate combat. Then the disease was gone. On August 10, the British command declared the epidemic over. In Britain itself on August 20, a medical journal stated that the influenza epidemic "has completely disappeared.

In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert?

Robespierristes, antirobespierristes, nous vous crions grâce: par pitié, dites-nous, simplement, quel fut Robespierre.

Ecco, amore mio. Quell'uomo elegante con i gomiti appoggiati al bancone del caff des Tourneurs, che ti sorride, è mio padre. Sotto la terra di Francia riposano i tuoi compagni. Ogni volta che sento qualcuno esprimere le proprie idee in un mondo libero, penso a loro. Allora mi ricordo che la parola «straniero» è una delle più belle promesse del mondo, una promessa a colori, bella come la Libertà