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Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
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NUMBER:
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2063 |
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AUTHOR:
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Henri Philippe Pétain (1856–1951) |
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QUOTATION:
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Our spirit of enjoyment was stronger than our spirit of sacrifice. We wanted to have more than we wanted to give. We tried to spare effort, and met disaster. |
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ATTRIBUTION:
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Marshal HENRI PÉTAIN.—Attributed to him in a caption, which said, “Frenchmen … heard Marshal Pétain pronounce this requiem over a lost France.” The caption accompanies an article, “Danger: Men Not at Work!” by Hatton W. Summers, Nation’s Business, May 1941, p. 15. |
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SUBJECTS:
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World War II (1939–1945) |
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