Why We Love P.J. O'Rourke, VIII

"Germans have turned into poultry with BMWs. What caused this is a mystery, but a splendid mystery given the behavior of Germany in the last century (and, for that matter, since the time of Tacitus).

And France is a treasure to mankind. A moral compass needle needs a butt end. Whatever direction France is pointing - towards collaboration with Nazis, accomodation with Communists, existentialism, Jerry Lewis, or UN resolution veto - we can go the other way with a quiet conscience."

-- Peace Kills, VIII