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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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I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
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Destiny Feeing Instrument Myself
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
Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
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Authority Build Shelter Silence Strong Weakness
One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
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Day Death Evening Judgement Life Oneself Wait
When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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Myself Thinking
Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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Agreement Girl Last Rose Young
It is better to have a bad method than to have none.
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Bad Better
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
The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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Alone Bad Fate Hard Time Leadership
I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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Authority Charge Myself Respect
I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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Decision Harmony Myself View
When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.
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Angry Myself Right Time Wrong
Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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Action Function Oneself
Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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Action Alone Man Oneself Work
No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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Country Independent
In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
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Betrayal Country Election Necessary Politics

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