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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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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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Character Hard Time Virtue
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
Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.
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Answer Myself Question Ready
It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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Bad Better Choice Planning
History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads.
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Determination Fatal Freedom History Man Moments
Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
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Fall Grave Man Thinking World Yourself
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
Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
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Power Silence Ultimate Weapon Wisdom
You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.
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Adapt Fast Strategy Yourself
I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
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Myself Resistance Respect Tolerance
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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Oneself Risk True Willing
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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Death Grave Man
How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
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Country Food Himself System Variety
One can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.
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Dangerous Nation Oneself Production Simplicity Threat
In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
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History Man Myself Satisfaction Solitude Temptation Yourself
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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