“If I understood you well, you are telling me: Next time.”

—  René Lévesque

Concession speech, 1980 Quebec referendum, http://en.wikipedia.org/upload/b/ba/Rene_Levesque%2C_Si_je_vous_ai_bien_compris.wav ( http://archives.radio-canada.ca/politique/provincial_territorial/clips/4212/

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Si je vous ai bien compris, vous êtes en train de dire : « à la prochaine fois! »

La réponse à la défaite référendaire sur la Souveraineté-Association du Québec.
Discours de victoire du 15 novembre 1976
Variant: Si j'ai bien compris, vous êtes en train de me dire: à la prochaine fois.

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