“What is a throne? - a bit of wood gilded and covered in velvet. I am the state- I alone am here the representative of the people. Even if I had done wrong you should not have reproached me in public - people wash their dirty linen at home. France has more need of me than I of France.” PeopleIfsNeedsShouldStatesDoneHomeBitsArmyWoodsFranceDirtyCoveredRepresentativesThronesVelvetGildedLinen Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“Oh yeah In France a skinny man Died of a big disease with a little name By chance his girlfriend came across a needle And soon she did the same At home there are seventeen-year-old boys And their idea of fun Is being in a gang called The Disciples High on crack, totin' a machine gun.” MenYearsLittlesIdeasHomeBigsNamesFunChanceBoysDiseaseGunMachinesDiedYeahFranceGirlfriendCracksDiscipleGangSkinnyNeedlesSeventeenMachine GunsSeventeen Years Old Author:Prince
“This is really hard to do but I'd like to change the tone now and briefly mention today's terrible tragedy in France. Twelve people were killed because a satirical newspaper made jokes that some group found offensive. All of us are accustomed to bad news from around the world. But this story hits home for anybody who mocks anyone.” PeopleWorldMadeHardStoriesHomeTodayFoundGroupsTerribleNewsJokesTragedyNewspapersAround The WorldFranceToneTwelveOffensiveAccustomedBad NewsSatiricalTerrible Tragedy Author:Conan O'Brien
“Today a Scot is leading a British army in France [Field Marshall Douglas Haig], another is commanding the British Grand Fleet at sea [Admiral David Beatty], while a third directs the Imperial General Staff at home [Sir William Roberton]. The Lord Chancellor is a Scot [Viscount Finlay]; so are the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Foreign Secretary [Bonar Law and Arthur Balfour]. The Prime Minister is a Welshman [David Lloyd George], and the First Lord of the Admiralty is an Irishman [Lord Carson]. Yet no one has ever brought in a bill to give home rule to England!” GivingFirstsHomeTodayLawLordSeaFieldsThirdsArmyEnglandBillsBritishFranceMinistersPrimeStaffSecretaryPrime MinisterArthurBritish HistoryScotsIrishmenAdmiralBeattyBritish ArmyHaigHome Rule Author:John Hay Beith
“And now with Argentina out, they will be on the plane home with France” HomeFootballFrancePlanesCommentatorsArgentina Author:Clive Tyldesley