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"In May, 1918 we had 85 British divisions; in May, 1940 we had 10. In 1918 we had with us 58 Italian, 42 American divisions, The inferiority of our material was even greater than that of effectives, French aviation has fought at odds of six to one."
"The French people don't deny the blow they have sustained. All people have known ups and downs, It is by the way they react that they show themselves to be weak or great. We will learn a lesson from the battle which has been lost, Since the victory of 1918 the spirit of pleasure prevailed over the spirit of sacrifice, the people demanded more than they have given, they have wanted to spare themselves effort.
"Today misfortunes come. I was with you in the glorious days. As head of the Government I will remain with you in the dark days, Stand by me. The fight still goes on. It is for France, the soil of her sons."
—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.