France has lost a battle, but France has not lost the war.
La France a perdu une bataille, mais la France n'a pas perdu la guerre.
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Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890-1970). He led the Free French in WWII, founded the Fifth Republic in 1958 and ran it for ten years. By leaving NATO command and building nuclear deterrence, he defined Gaullism.
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Source: Appel du 18 juin (BBCラジオ演説、1940年6月18日)Verified