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?
CHARLES DE GAULLENothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
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I’m not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.
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Only peril can bring the French together. One can’t impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.
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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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Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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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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Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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You’ll live. Only the best get killed.
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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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Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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