Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.
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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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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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
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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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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
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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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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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No policy is worth anything outside of reality.
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Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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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.
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I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
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A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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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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Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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It’s impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.
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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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Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
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One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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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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Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
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