Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quotes

If France is to be judged, judge her not by the effects of her defeat but by her readiness to sacrifice herself.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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• If France is to be judged, judge her not by the effects of her defeat but by her readiness to sacrifice herself.

  

  Antoine de Saint-Exupery
  • Sacrifice
  • France
  • Judged