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The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning.

Charles de Gaulle

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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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Favor Myself Talk Travel
I’m not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.
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Embarrassment Myself Revolution
Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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Army Brilliant Mistake Planning Victory
It is better to have a bad method than to have none.
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Bad Better
How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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Country Food Funny Government Yourself
Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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Action Function Oneself
Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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Adversity Bitter Himself Joy Responsibility Seek
For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
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Faith France Guide Rule
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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Business Myself Talk
Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
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Authority Distance Work
He who laughs last didn’t get the joke.
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Dumb Himself Joke Laughter
Only peril can bring the French together. One can’t impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.
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Country Different Funny Oneself Togetherness Unity
I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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Authority Charge Myself Respect
Betting against gold is the same as betting on governments. He who bets on governments and government money bets against 6,000 years of recorded human history.
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Gold Government History Human Money Record
I am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
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Death Myself Thankful
Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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Agreement Girl Last Rose Young

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