Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
CHARLES DE GAULLEIt so happens that the world is undergoing a transformation to which no change that has yet occurred can be compared, either in scope or in rapidity.
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No, I’m not talking about the Russians; I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far!
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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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I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.
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It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge.
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A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.
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It so happens that the world is undergoing a transformation to which no change that has yet occurred can be compared, either in scope or in rapidity.
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Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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These people really aim very badly.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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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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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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The future does not belong to men.
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I am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
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Whereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects.
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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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