At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure.
CHARLES DE GAULLEI am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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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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Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.
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Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.
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The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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Difficulty attracts the man of character because it is in embracing it that he realizes himself.
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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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In the tumult of great events, solitude was what I hoped for. Now it is what I love. How is it possible to be contented with anything else when one has come face to face with history?
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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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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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
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Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
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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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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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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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