Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
CHARLES DE GAULLEFor glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads.
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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.
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France has no friends, only interests.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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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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My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.
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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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Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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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.
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Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.
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At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure.
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