“Yes, it is Europe, from the Atlantic to Ural; it is Europe, the whole Europe that will decide the fate of the World!” ("“Oui, c’est l’Europe, depuis l’Atlantique à l’Oural, c’est l’Europe, c’est toute l’Europe, qui décidera du destin du monde!”") From that speech on, De Gaulle often repeated the same latter phrase, thus making it a motto among the French ruling elite since then.