Famous quotes containing the words louis, france, imprisonment and/or execution:
“The pleasant land of counterpane.”
—Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)
“France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war!”
—Charles De Gaulle (1890–1970)
“... imprisonment itself, entailing loss of liberty, loss of citizenship, separation from family and loved ones, is punishment enough for most individuals, no matter how favorable the circumstances under which the time is passed.”
—Mary B. Harris (1874–1957)
“The application requisite to the duties of the office I hold [governor of Virginia] is so excessive, and the execution of them after all so imperfect, that I have determined to retire from it at the close of the present campaign.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)