Born French Citizen

Famous quotes containing the words born, french and/or citizen:

    “True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valor doesn’t await the passing of years.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years.”
    —Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (1783–1842)

    “In the kingdom of consumption the citizen is king. A democratic monarchy: equality before consumption, fraternity in consumption, and freedom through consumption. The dictatorship of consumer goods has finally destroyed the barriers of blood, lineage and race.”
    —Raoul Vaneigem (b. 1934)