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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

Charles de Gaulle

France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Build Image Nation Sword
Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Character Face Fall Himself Man
Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Power Silence Ultimate Weapon Wisdom
Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Friendship Man State
Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Action Character Crisis Face Himself Responsibility
You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Beyond Commitment Imagination Stupidity Yourself
It’s impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Food Impossible Kind Nation
No, I’m not talking about the Russians; I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far!
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Business Myself Talk
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.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Gold Government History Human Money Record
You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Generosity Skin Soul Start Yourself
Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Love Nation Patriot People Yourself
For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Faith France Guide Rule
Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Country Habit Marriage Old Time
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?
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Face Greatness History Hope Love
I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Death Mindset Myself Patriot
When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Myself Thinking

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