One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
CHARLES DE GAULLEAlways choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure.
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Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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Politics, when it is an art and a service, not an exploitation, is about acting for an ideal through realities.
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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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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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I’m not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.
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France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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