France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes.
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 Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering.
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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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The evolution toward Communism is inevitable.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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The future does not belong to men.
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Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
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He who laughs last didn’t get the joke.
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All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
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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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France has no friends, only interests.
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Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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