In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
CHARLES DE GAULLEFor all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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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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It so happens that the world is undergoing a transformation to which no change that has yet occurred can be compared, either in scope or in rapidity.
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These people really aim very badly.
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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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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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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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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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In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
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Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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France has no friends, only interests.
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The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
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Betting against gold is the same as betting on governments. He who bets on governments and government money bets against 6,000 years of recorded human history.
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You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.
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Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
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