Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
CHARLES DE GAULLESince a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
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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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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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I’m not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.
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Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
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Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.
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In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
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Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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Never relinquish the initiative.
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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