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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.

Charles de Gaulle

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No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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Country Independent
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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Generosity Skin Soul Start Yourself
Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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Enjoyment Equality Himself Passion Privilege
For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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Dreams Glory Herself
A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.
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Breathe Element Excitement Leadership Public Surprise True
He who laughs last didn’t get the joke.
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Dumb Himself Joke Laughter
You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.
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Adapt Fast Strategy Yourself
Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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Agreement Girl Last Rose Young
I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
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Belong Deep Man Myself
Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.
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Friendship Man State
Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.
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Digestion Influence Life Myself Reading
Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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Army Brilliant Mistake Planning Victory
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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History Man Myself Satisfaction Solitude Temptation Yourself
France has no friends, only interests.
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Friendship Interest Selfish
I am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
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Death Myself Thankful
In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
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Betrayal Country Election Necessary Politics

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