Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
CHARLES DE GAULLELeaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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The desire of privilege and the taste of equality are the dominant and contradictory passions of the French of all times.
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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We may go to the moon, but that’ s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.
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Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
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Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
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You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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