Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
CHARLES DE GAULLEFrance has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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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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A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
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France has no friends, only interests.
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Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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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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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
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The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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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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The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering.
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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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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.
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I am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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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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