In the event of a victory over Germany by Soviet Russia and England, Bolshevism in Europe would inevitably follow. Under these circumstances I would prefer to see Germany win the war.
More Quotes by Pierre Laval
I want to tell you that I think this war is a great mistake.
I defy anyone - and I have said this to the Germans - to build a solid, articulated, and viable Europe without France's consent.
We have given most of Europe to Hitler. Let us try to hold on to what we have got left.
I am a peasant from the Auvergne. I want to keep my farm, and I want to keep France. Nothing else matters now.
I feel that an understanding could be reached with Germany which would result in a lasting peace with Europe and believe that a German victory is preferable to a British and Soviet victory.
But the same intelligence compels Germany to practise the same policy.