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The desire of privilege and the taste of equality are the dominant and contradictory passions of the French of all times.

Charles de Gaulle

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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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These people really aim very badly.
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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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One can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.
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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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The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering.
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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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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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It’s impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.
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